Today the weather was in the upper 40s to low 50s with partly to mostly sunny skies and 5-10 mph breeze. No rain in the past 2 weeks as far as I can tell.
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana var. garryana
* Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Beginning to bloom.
Panicled Death Camas: Toxicoscordion paniculatum - Leaves.
* Grass Widows: Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii - Beginning to bloom.
Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum
* Scalepod: Idahoa scapigera
* Smooth Prairie Star: Lithophragma glabrum - Beginning to bloom.
Hood River Milkvetch: Astragalus hoodianus - Numerous mounds of leaves emerging from the ground.
* Sagebrush Violet: Viola trinervata - Beginning to bloom.
* Columbia Desert Parsley: Lomatium columbianum - Beginning to bloom.
* Klickitat (Pungent) Desert Parsley: Lomatium klickitatense - Beginning to bloom.
Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum - Leaves are up.
Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule
* Butterfly-loving (Pungent) Desert Parsley: Lomatium papilioniferum ? - Beginning to bloom.
* Salt and Pepper: Lomatium piperi -
Suksdorf's Desert Parsley: Lomatium suksdorfii - Leaves emerging from the ground.
Ballhead Desert Parsley: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii - Basal leaves.
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora
Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha
Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana - Leaves are coming up.
* Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule - Fairly numerous on upper south-facing slopes.
Animals Seen During This Hike:
Lots of deer and elk sign (tracks and scat)
California Ground Squirrels
Western Gray Squirrels
Turkey Vulture - my first for the year!
Golden Eagle pair
Red-tailed Hawks
Ravens
Lewis' Woodpeckers
Dark-eyed Juncos