[Wildflower Destinations in the Columbia River Gorge]
Weather: Clear blue, sunny skies with a light wind in the morning to moderately gusty by mid-afternoon. Temperatures in the mid to upper 50s where wind-sheltered.
* indicates a wildflower currently in bloom.
This hike is mostly on lands recently purchased by the Columbia Land Trust. Please contact them for permission to hike here and for the best directions to gain public access to this site. FYI - The Portland chapter NPSO will hold a hike here in early May if you are interested in learning more about this site.
Polytrichum Moss: Polytrichum pilferum
Lace Lipfern: Cheilanthes gracillima
Medusahead: Taeniatherum caput-medusae
* Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica
* Grass Widows: Olsynium douglasii
Red Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra - In bud.
* Jagged Chickweed: Holosteum umbellatum
Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum - In bud.
* Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis
* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna
* Smooth Prairie Star: Lithophragma glabrum
Peak Saxifrage: Saxifraga nidifica ssp. claytoniifolia
Serviceberry: Amelanchier sp.
Columbia Gorge Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. thompsonianus - Basal leaves emerging from ground.
Chervil: Anthriscus scandicina
* Columbia Desert Parsley: Lomatium columbianum - Beginning to bloom.
* Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum - Yellow-flowered form.
Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule - Leaves only.
* Salt and Pepper: Lomatium piperi
Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum - Leaves only.
Gairdner's Yampah: Perideridia montana (P. gairdneri ssp. borealis)
* Midget Phlox: Phlox gracilis
Variedleaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora - Beginning to bloom.
* Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana ? - Flower buds visible, should be a good bloom in about 10 days.
* Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule
Western Fence Lizard
Mule Deer herd
Bald Eagles
Red-tailed Hawks
Harrier
Mallards
Green-winged Teals
Ravens
Western Meadowlarks
Horned Larks