Weather: Sunny. Temps in the mid 50s in morning rising to mid to upper 70s by late afternoon. No wind in the morning to a light breezed by mid-afternoon.
Note: This was a cross-country hike. Access i smostly throughgame trails on public lands with routes crossing some steep, talus slopes. Also, the poison oak is pretty thick along this route! Private property blocks access via upper Rowena Dell.
Cowpie Lichen: Diploschistes muscorum ?
Antlered Perfume: Evernia prunastri
Red Glossy Bryum Moss: Bryum miniatum
Polytrichum Moss: Polytrichum pilferum
Elongate Racomitrium Moss: Racomitrium elongatum
Wallace's Spikemoss: Selaginella wallacei
Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis
Goldback Fern: Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis
Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrrhiza
Imbricate Sword Fern: Polystichum imbricans ssp. imbricans
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
* Big-leaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum - Beginning to bloom.
Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana var. garryana - Buds swelling.
* Long-anthered Wood Rush: Luzula macrantha
* Threadleaf Sedge: Carex fillifolia ssp. filifolia
* Bulbous Blue Grass: Poa bulbosa
* Leiberg's Blue Grass: Poa leibergii - Probably the largest population of this attractive grass I've seen so far in the Gorge!
* Nevada Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia - Fairly numerous.
Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicatum
Cereal Rye: Secale cereal ?
Bristly Dogtail: Cynosurus echinatus
Common Bastard Toadflax: Comandra umbellata ssp. californica
Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus - Basal leaves.
Ookow, Ball-head Cluster Lily: Dichelostemma congestum - In bud.
* Pale-anther Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. pallidum - Still in bloom on north-facing slopes.
* Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Only 1 plant still seen in bloom.
* Grass Widows: Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii - Fading out of bloom.
Rein Orchid: Platanthera sp.
Heart-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum
Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum
Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum var. proliferum
Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella
Curly Dock: Rumex crispus
* Streambank Springbeauty: Claytonia parviflora
* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata
* Rosetted Springbeauty: Claytonia rubra ssp. depressa ?
* Red Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra ?
* Line-leaf Montia: Montia linearis
* Jagged Chickweed: Holosteum umbellatum
* German Knawel: Scleranthus annuus ssp. annuus
* Chickweed: Stellaria media
* Shiny Starwort: Stellaria nitens
* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum - Fairly common.
* Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis
* Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium
* Oregon Fairy Poppies: Meconella oregana
* Oaks Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii - Fading out of bloom.
* Little Western Bittercress: Cardamine oligosperma
* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna
Scale Pod: Idahoa scapigera - Pods matruing.
* Fringe Pod: Thysanocarpus curvipes
Bulblet Prairie Star: Lithophragma bulbifera (Now included as part of Lithophragma glabrum) - Past bloom.
* Smooth Praire Star: Lithophragma glabrum
* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum
* Peak Saxifrage: Micranthes fragosa
* Northwestern Saxifrage: Micranthes integrifolia
* Rustyhair Saxifrage: Micranthes rufidula
* Merten's Saxifrage: Saxifraga mertensiana
* Golden Currant: Ribes aureum
Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii - Beginning to leaf out.
* Cusick's Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. cusickii ?) - Beginning to flower. ?????
Hawthorn: Crataegus sp. - Just beginning to leaf out.
Ocean Spray: Holodiscus discolor - Beginning to leaf out.
Black Cap: Rubus leucodermis
Himalayan Blackberry: Rubus armeniacus
Hood River Milkvetch: Astragalus hoodianus - In bud.
Common Broad-leaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius
* Small-flowered Lupine: Lupinus micranthus - Beginning to bloom.
Common Vetch: Vicia sativa
* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium
Dovefoot Geranium: Geranium molle
Poison Oak: Toxicodendron diversilobum - Plants beginning to leaf out.
Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum
* Columbia Desert Parsley: Lomatium columbianum - Past there peak.
Fern-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. dissectum
* Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum (yellow-flowered form)
Bare-stem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule - Mostly near I-84.
* Butterfly-loving (Pungent) Desert Parsley: Lomatium papilioniferum
* Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum
* Poet's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon/Primula poeticum
* Babystars: Leptosiphon bicolor - Beginning to bloom.
* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis
* Ball-head Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii
* Meadow Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata
Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata - In bud.
* Rigid Fiddleneck: Amsinckia retrorsa
* Gromwell: Buglossoides arvensis
Common Houndstongue: Cynoglossum officinale
* Slender Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys tenellus
* Red-dead Nettle: Lamium purpureum
* Attenuate Paintbrush: Castilleja attenuata - Beginning to bloom.
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora
* Few-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia sparsiflora var. bruceae
* Chickweed Monkeyflower: Erythranthe alsinoides
Cutleaf Penstemon: Penstemon richardsonii var. richardsonii - On cliffs above Interstate 84.
* Naked Broomrape: Aphyllon purpureum (both former var. occidentalis and var. purpurea)
English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata
* Bedstraw: Galium aparine
* Big Root: Marah oreganus - Beginning to bloom.
Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus - Beginning to leaf out.
* Long-spurred Plectritis: Plectritis ciliosa
* White Plectritis: Plectritis macrocera
Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
* Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana x deltoidea ?
Bachelor's Buttons: Centaurea cyanus
Rush Skeletonweed: Chondrilla juncea
Columbia Goldenweed: Columbiadoria hallii
* Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule
Columbia Goldenweed: Ericameria resinosa
Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri
* False Agoseris, Prairie Dandelion: Nothocalais troximoides
* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus - Beginning to bloom.
Salsify: Tragopogon dubius
California Ground Squirrels
Mule Deer herd
Great Blue Heron - Flying along the Columbia River.
Turkey Vultures
Red-tailed Hawks
Canada Geese - On lakes along Interstate 84.
Double-crested Coromorants - Flying above the Columbia River.
Scaup - On the Columbia River.
Northern Flicker
Ravens
Scrub Jays
Stellers Jays
Spotted Towhee
Western Bluebird
Dark-eyed Juncos
Golden-crowned Sparrows
Violet-green Swallows
Canyon Wrens
Garter Snake
Western Fence Lizard
Duskywing
Mourning Cloak
Sara's Orangetips - Numerous
Honey Bees
Large Bumble Bees - numerous
Ticks
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