Sunday's weather was mostly sunny with temperatures in the low to mid 50s. Due to a light breeze, light sweater or light coat were needed to stay warm when standing still.
* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.
Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - Leaves only.
Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum
Douglas' Buckwheat: Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. sublineare
Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum - Basal leaves present
* Obscure Buttercup, The Dalles Mt. Buttercup: Ranunculus triternatus
* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna - Very numerous.
Smooth Prairie Stars: Lithophragma glabrum
Yakima Milkvetch: Astragalus reventiformis - Leaves emerging from the ground.
Small-flowered Lupine: Lupinus latifolius X sericeus (Synonym: Lupinus latifolius var. thompsonianus) - Leaves emerging from the ground.
Velvet Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus x sericeus (Synonym: Lupinus Leucophyllus var. leucophyllus ? in Washington, Lupinus sericeus in Russ Jolley's book on Gorge wildflowers.) - Dried remains of last years plants seen. This blooms in both spring and fall.
Filaree: Erodium cicutarium
* Canby's Desert Parsley: Lomatium canbyi
* Gorman's Salt and Pepper: Lomatium gormanii
* Klickitat Desert Parsley: Lomatium klickitatense - Beginning to bloom.
Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum
Bare-stem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule
* Butterfly-loving (Pungent) Desert Parsley: Lomatium papilioniferum - Beginning to bloom.
* Salt and Pepper: Lomatium piperi - Near peak bloom in the park.
Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum
Columbia Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. nitida - Basal leaves only.
Hood's Phlox: Phlox hoodii
Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora - Beginning to bloom.
Hotrock Penstemon: Penstemon deustus var. variabilis
* Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza deltoidea x careyana - Beginning to bloom.
* Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule - Fairly numerous.
Animals Seen Along This Route Today:
Mule Deer - Numerous.
California Ground Squirrels
Pair of Golden Eagles
Red-tailed Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk - One or two seem to be hanging out around the Dalles Mt. Ranch buildings.
Ravens
Magpies
Turkeys
German Partridge
Northern Flickers
Stellers Jays
Scrub Jays
Western Meadowlarks
Horned Larks
American Robins
Dark-eyed Juncos
The Uncle (small, colorful moth) - Numerous