Category: Year-end wrap up

2025 Wildflower Gallery Part 1

Post author By derwoodynck
Post date February 4, 2026
No Comments on 2025 Wildflower Gallery Part 1

In 2018 we began a tradition of posting a collection of the variety of flowers that we encountered during that year’s hikes. In 2024 we decided to split the gallery into two posts due to the large number of different flowers we were seeing each year. We aren’t botanists and have to rely heavily on online resources, primarily Wildflowersearch.org along with what we’ve learned over our years of hiking. With that in mind here are some (but not all) of the flowers we saw during our Winter and Spring hikes in 2025. Please note that any IDs provided are best guesses and any corrections or additional IDs are greatly appreciated.

The honor of being the first wildflower we photographed in 2025 belongs to this yarrow along Lint Slough on 01/11/2025.

Evergreen violets – Viola sempervirens – Santiam State Forest, 01/20/2025.

Snow Queen – Eagle Fern Park, 03/08/2025.

Death camas – Catherine Creek Recreation Area, 03/29/2025.

Dutchman’s breeches- Catherine Creek Recreation Area, 03/29/2025.

Pungent desert parsley- Catherine Creek Recreation Area, 03/29/2025.

Columbia desert parsley- Catherine Creek Recreation Area, 03/29/2025.

Blue-eyed Mary- Catherine Creek Recreation Area, 03/29/2025.

Glacier lily – Catherine Creek Recreation Area, 03/29/2025.

Toothwort- Catherine Creek Recreation Area, 03/29/2025.

Coastal manroot- Catherine Creek Recreation Area, 03/29/2025.

Yellow bell lily- Catherine Creek Recreation Area, 03/29/2025.

Grass widow- Catherine Creek Recreation Area, 03/29/2025.

Daffodils- Catherine Creek Recreation Area, 03/29/2025.

Gold stars- Catherine Creek Recreation Area, 03/29/2025.

Woolly-pod milkvetch- Catherine Creek Recreation Area, 03/29/2025.

Miniature lupine, redstem storksbill, and a popcorn flower- Catherine Creek Recreation Area, 03/29/2025.

Fiddleneck- Catherine Creek Recreation Area, 03/29/2025.

Poet’s shooting star- Catherine Creek Recreation Area, 03/29/2025.

Naked broomrape- Catherine Creek Recreation Area, 03/29/2025.

Saxifrage- Catherine Creek Recreation Area, 03/29/2025.

Tomcat clover- Catherine Creek Recreation Area, 03/29/2025.

Bigleaf maple- Catherine Creek Recreation Area, 03/29/2025.

Pacific hound’s tongue- Catherine Creek Recreation Area, 03/29/2025.

Sagebrush false dandelion- Catherine Creek Recreation Area, 03/29/2025.

Salmonberry – Oswald West State Park, 04/05/2025.

Skunk cabbage – Oswald West State Park, 04/05/2025.

Pink fawn lilies – Oswald West State Park, 04/05/2025.

Wood sorrel – Oswald West State Park, 04/05/2025.

Trillium – Oswald West State Park, 04/05/2025.

Pioneer? violets – Oswald West State Park, 04/05/2025.

Sweet coltsfoot – Tillamook State Forest, 04/12/2025.

Indian plum – Tillamook State Forest, 04/12/2025.

???? – Thurston Hill Natural Area, 04/19/2025.

White wakerobin – Thurston Hill Natural Area, 04/19/2025.

Largeleaf sandwort – Thurston Hill Natural Area, 04/19/2025.

Red-flowering currant – Thurston Hill Natural Area, 04/19/2025.

Fairy lanterns – Thurston Hill Natural Area, 04/19/2025.

Oregon grape – Thurston Hill Natural Area, 04/19/2025.

Fairy slippers – Thurston Hill Natural Area, 04/19/2025.

Small Solomon’s seal – Thurston Hill Natural Area, 04/19/2025.

Tough leaf iris – Thurston Hill Natural Area, 04/19/2025.

Vetch – Thurston Hill Natural Area, 04/19/2025.

Strawberry – Thurston Hill Natural Area, 04/19/2025.

Henderson’s shooting star – Thurston Hill Natural Area, 04/19/2025.

Baby blue eyes – Thurston Hill Natural Area, 04/19/2025.

Woodland star – Thurston Hill Natural Area, 04/19/2025.

Dogwood – Thurston Hill Natural Area, 04/19/2025.

Fawn lily – Thurston Hill Natural Area, 04/19/2025.

Biscuitroot – Thurston Hill Natural Area, 04/19/2025.

Striped coralroot – Thurston Hill Natural Area, 04/19/2025.

Wild ginger – Thurston Hill Natural Area, 04/19/2025.

Apple? – Thurston Hill Natural Area, 04/19/2025.

Starflower – Thurston Hill Natural Area, 04/19/2025.

Fairy bells – Thurston Hill Natural Area, 04/19/2025.

Western buttercup – Thurston Hill Natural Area, 04/19/2025.

Columbian larkspur – Jasper Recreation Site, 04/19/2025.

Western meadowrue – Jasper Recreation Site, 04/19/2025.

Purple deadnettle – Jasper Recreation Site, 04/19/2025.

????(guessing it is invasive) – Jasper Recreation Site, 04/19/2025.

Elderberry – Elijah Bristow State Park, 04/19/2025.

Thimbleberry – Fanno Creek Trail, 04/26/25.

Camas – E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area, 04/27/2025.

Largeleaf avens – Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge, 04/28/2025.

Blackberry – Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge, 04/28/2025.

Plectritis – Basket Slough National Wildlife Refuge, 04/29/2025.

Lilac – Basket Slough National Wildlife Refuge, 04/29/2025.

Meadow checker-mallow – Basket Slough National Wildlife Refuge, 04/29/2025.

Grass pea – Basket Slough National Wildlife Refuge, 04/29/2025.

Rose checker-mallow – Basket Slough National Wildlife Refuge, 04/29/2025.

Tolmie’s mariposa lily – Basket Slough National Wildlife Refuge, 04/29/2025.

Golden paintbrush – William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, 04/30/2025.

Serviceberry – William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, 04/30/2025.

Pacific waterleaf – William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, 04/30/2025.

Checker lily – William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, 04/30/2025.

Spotted coralroot – William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, 04/30/2025.

Plumed Solomon’s seal – William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, 04/30/2025.

Inside-out flower – Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, 05/01/2025.

Non-native flower – Jackson Bottom Wetlands, 05/01/2025.

Rose – Jackson Bottom Wetlands, 05/01/2025.

Fringecup – Fernhill Wetlands, 05/02/2025.

Ash – Fernhill Wetlands, 05/02/2025.

Vine maple – Fernhill Wetlands, 05/02/2025.

Azalea – Fernhill Wetlands, 05/02/2025.

Pale flax – Fern Ridge Wildlife Area, 05/03/2025.

Ivy-leaved toadflax (non-native) – Beaver Falls, 05/11/2025.

Scouler’s corydalis – Clatsop State Forest, 05/11/2025.

Seaside bittercress – Clatsop State Forest, 05/11/2025.

Youth-on-age – Clatsop State Forest, 05/11/2025.

Coastal monkeyflower – Clatsop State Forest, 05/11/2025.

Littleleaf miners-lettuce – Clatsop State Forest, 05/11/2025.

Violet (not sure which one) – Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, 05/12/2025.

Vanilla leaf – Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, 05/12/2025.

Violet (not sure which one) – Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, 05/12/2025.

Candyflower – Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, 05/12/2025.

Best guess is some sort of rockcress – Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, 05/12/2025.

Forget-me-nots (non-native) – Lake Crescent, Olympic National Park, 05/13/2025.

Common whipplea – Lake Crescent, Olympic National Park, 05/13/2025

Harsh? Indian paintbrush – Lake Crescent, Olympic National Park, 05/13/2025

Beach pea – Lake Crescent, Olympic National Park, 05/13/2025

Small-flowered alumroot – Lake Crescent, Olympic National Park, 05/13/2025

Common cryptantha? – Lake Crescent, Olympic National Park, 05/13/2025

Madrone – Lake Crescent, Olympic National Park, 05/13/2025

Wallflower – Lake Crescent, Olympic National Park, 05/13/2025

Saxifrage (possibly Saxifraga bronchialis) – Lake Crescent, Olympic National Park, 05/13/2025

Field chickweed – Lake Crescent, Olympic National Park, 05/13/2025

Broadleaf stonecrop – Lake Crescent, Olympic National Park, 05/13/2025

Variable-leaf collomia – Lake Crescent, Olympic National Park, 05/13/2025

Bid deervetch – Rialto Beach, Olympic National Park, 05/14/2025.

Bunchberry – Ozette Triangle, Olympic National Park, 05/15/2025.

Bog laurel – Ozette Triangle, Olympic National Park, 05/15/2025.

Salal – Ozette Triangle, Olympic National Park, 05/15/2025.

Evergreen huckleberry – Ozette Triangle, Olympic National Park, 05/15/2025.

Groudncone – Ozette Triangle, Olympic National Park, 05/15/2025.

Arrowleaf buckwheat – Mt. Hood National Forest, 05/24/2025.

Wooly-head clover – Mt. Hood National Forest, 05/24/2025.

Groundsel – Mt. Hood National Forest, 05/24/2025.

Oregon sunshine – Mt. Hood National Forest, 05/24/2025.

Spurred lupine – Mt. Hood National Forest, 05/24/2025.

Rayless arnica – Mt. Hood National Forest, 05/24/2025.

Salisfy (non-native) – Mt. Hood National Forest, 05/24/2025.

American vetch – Mt. Hood National Forest, 05/24/2025.

Oregon anemones – Mt. Hood National Forest, 05/24/2025.

Sulphur-flower buckwheat – Mt. Hood National Forest, 05/24/2025.

Threadleaf phacelia – Mt. Hood National Forest, 05/24/2025.

Bitterbrush – Mt. Hood National Forest, 05/24/2025.

Manzanita – Mt. Hood National Forest, 05/24/2025.

Finetooth beardtongue (Penstemon subserratus) – Mt. Hood National Forest, 05/24/2025.

Raceme pussytoes – Mt. Hood National Forest, 05/24/2025.

Heartleaf arnica – Mt. Hood National Forest, 05/24/2025.

Prairie smoke – Mt. Hood National Forest, 05/24/2025.

Slender clarkia – Mt. Hood National Forest, 05/24/2025.

Desert yellow fleabane and threadleaf? fleabane – Criterion Tract, 05/25/2025.

Varileaf phacelia – Criterion Tract, 05/25/2025.

Lemon-scented madia – Criterion Tract, 05/25/2025.

Velvet lupine? – Criterion Tract, 05/25/2025.

Carey’s balsamroot – Criterion Tract, 05/25/2025.

Douglas’ wild buckwheat – Criterion Tract, 05/25/2025.

Rough eyelashweed – Criterion Tract, 05/25/2025.

Hawksbeard – Criterion Tract, 05/25/2025.

A lomatium – Criterion Tract, 05/25/2025.

A milkvetch – Criterion Tract, 05/25/2025.

Tapertip onion – Criterion Tract, 05/25/2025.

Allumroot – Criterion Tract, 05/25/2025.

Cusick’s sunflower – Criterion Tract, 05/25/2025.

Mock orange – Criterion Tract, 05/25/2025.

Ocean spray – Criterion Tract, 05/25/2025.

Cut-leaf thelypody – Criterion Tract, 05/25/2025.

Bindweed (Nightblooming or Chapparel) – Criterion Tract, 05/25/2025.

Mahala mat – Mt. Hood National Forest, 05/26/2025.

I think this is a sandwort, possibly mountain (Eremogone capillaris) – Mt. Hood National Forest, 05/26/2025.

Silvercrown – Mt. Hood National Forest, 05/26/2025.

Elkhorn clarkia – Mt. Hood National Forest, 05/26/2025.

Bastard toadflax – Mt. Hood National Forest, 05/26/2025.

Common monkeyflower – Wildwood Falls County Park, 05/31/2025.

Annual honesty (non-native) – Wildwood Falls County Park, 05/31/2025.

Sticky cinquefoil? – Umpqua National Forest, 05/31/2025.

Columbia windflower (Anemonastrum deltoideum) – Umpqua National Forest, 05/31/2025.

Pacific coralroot – Umpqua National Forest, 05/31/2025.

Rhododendron – Umpqua National Forest, 05/31/2025.

Northwestern twayblade – Umpqua National Forest, 05/31/2025.

Yellowleaf Iris – Umpqua National Forest, 05/31/2025.

Trailing blackberry – Roger’s Peak, 06/07/2025.

A thistle – Roger’s Peak, 06/07/2025.

Rosy bird’s-foot trefoil – Roger’s Peak, 06/07/2025.

False lily-of-the-valley – Roger’s Peak, 06/07/2025.

Clover – Roger’s Peak, 06/07/2025.

Stink currant – Roger’s Peak, 06/07/2025.

California figwort – Roger’s Peak, 06/07/2025.

Self-heal – Roger’s Peak, 06/07/2025.

A mustard? – Roger’s Peak, 06/07/2025.

Slender phlox – Roger’s Peak, 06/07/2025.

Cardwell’s penstemon – Roger’s Peak, 06/07/2025.

Thyme-leaved speedwell (Veronica serpyllifolia)? – Roger’s Peak, 06/07/2025.

Cascade desert parsley – Roger’s Peak, 06/07/2025.

Broadleaf arnica – Roger’s Peak, 06/07/2025.

Red sandspurry – Roger’s Peak, 06/07/2025.

Rosy pussytoes – Mt. Hood National Forest, 06/14/2025.

Honeysuckle – Mt. Hood National Forest, 06/14/2025.

White-stemmed frasera – Mt. Hood National Forest, 06/14/2025.

Diamond clarkia – Mt. Hood National Forest, 06/14/2025.

Nevada deervetch – Mt. Hood National Forest, 06/14/2025.

Grand collomia – Mt. Hood National Forest, 06/14/2025.

Snowbrush – Mt. Hood National Forest, 06/14/2025.

Tall mountain bluebells – Mt. Hood National Forest, 06/14/2025.

Large-flower triteleia – Mt. Hood National Forest, 06/14/2025.

Creamy stonecrop – Mt. Hood National Forest, 06/14/2025.

Twinflower – Mt. Hood National Forest, 06/14/2025.

Orange jewelweed (non-native) – Champoeg State Park, 06/19/2025.

Bittwersweet nightshade (non-native) – Champoeg State Park, 06/19/2025.

Possibly celery leaf lovage (Ligusticum apiifolium)? – Champoeg State Park, 06/19/2025.

Moth mullein (non-native) – Champoeg State Park, 06/19/2025.

Daisies (non-native) – Champoeg State Park, 06/19/2025.

Lavender (non-native) – Champoeg State Park, 06/19/2025.

Everlasting pea (non-native) – Champoeg State Park, 06/19/2025.

A phacelia, possibly shade phacelia (Phacelia nemoralis) – Champoeg State Park, 06/19/2025.

That takes us through the end of Spring. We saw many of the flowers in this post in the summer and autumn months as well, but we won’t include them again. Along those lines there were flowers that will be in part 2 that we saw earlier in the year but didn’t have decent pictures of those specimens leaving them out of part 1. Happy flower lined trails!

Hiking Year-end wrap up

2025 Wildlife Gallery Part 2 – Featherless Friends

Post author By derwoodynck
Post date January 27, 2026
2 Comments on 2025 Wildlife Gallery Part 2 – Featherless Friends

Part two of 2025 wildlife wrap-up is a collection of the non-bird critters that we were able to get a photo of during our 2025 outings. I checked one animal off the list of those that we hadn’t seen while hiking during our Tygh Creek hike in May when I spotted a skunk making its way up the trail ahead. Heather unfortunately missed out on that sighting. We also saw a sea otter during our visit to Olympic National Park in May however it was so far away that we weren’t sure what we were looking at until we were able to look at the couple of photos that I had taken. It was exciting to have seen one, but it would have been more exciting had we realized what we were seeing at the time. The other exciting (and scariest) sighting was just our second rattlesnake in the Criterion Tract along the Deschutes River, also in May. We didn’t see it until we heard the loud hiss and rattle letting us know that we were getting too close.

Bumble bee – Mt. Hood National Forest, 05/24/25.

Bee swarm – William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, 04/30/25.

Unknown bee species – Criterion Tract, 05/25/25.

Beetle – Criterion Tract, 05/25/25.

Beetles – Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, 07/14/25.

Beetles – Mt. Hood National Forest, 06/14/25.

Isopod – Olympic National Park, 05/15/25.

Western sea slater (Ligia occidentalis) – Olympic National Park, 05/14/25.

Spider hiding in the camas – Thurston Hills, 04/19/25.

Crab spider – Clearwater River Trail, 06/21/25.

Slug – Thurston Hills, 04/19/25.

Slug – Fern Ridge Wildlife Area, 05/03/25.

Slug – Olympic National Park, 05/13/25.

Slug – Olympic National Park, 05/12/25.

Slug – Olympic National Park, 05/15/25.

Snail – Oswald West State Park, 04/05/25.

Snail – Loon Lake Recreation Area, 05/03/25.

Snail – Fern Ridge Wildlife Area, 05/03/25.

Snail – Umpqua National Forest, 05/31/25.

Dragon flies – Mt. Washington Wilderness, 07/19/25.

Caterpillar – Olympic National Park, 05/13/25.

Caterpillars – Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, 07/17/25.

Cinnabar moth – Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, Linn County Oregon, 07/17/25.

Plume moth – Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, Linn County Oregon, 07/17/25.

Moth – Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, Marion County Oregon, 07/14/25.

Moth – Mt. Washington Wilderness, Linn County Oregon, 07/19/25.

Moth – Mt. Hood National Forest, Wasco County Oregon, 06/14/25.

Brown elfin (and fly) – Mt. Hood National Forest, Wasco County Oregon, 05/24/25.

Ochre ringlet – Criterion Tract, Wasco County Oregon, 05/25/25.

Cabbage White – Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, Washington County Oregon, 05/01/25.

Margined white – Oswald West State Park, Tillamook County Oregon, 04/05/25.

Western white? – Mt. Hood National Forest, Hood River County Oregon, 07/12/25.

California tortoiseshell – Mt. Hood National Forest, Hood River County Oregon, 07/12/25.

Sagebrush checkerspot (f) – Criterion Tract, Wasco County Oregon, 05/25/25.

Sagebrush checkerspot? (m) – Criterion Tract, Wasco County Oregon, 05/25/25.

Checkerspot (Hoffman’s?) – Mt. Hood National Forest, Hood River County Oregon, 07/12/25.

Clodius Parnassian – Sourgrass Mountain, Lane County Oregon, 06/28/25.

Propertius duskywing – Mt. Hood National Forest, Wasco County Oregon, 06/14/25.

Possibly a Pacuvius Duskywing (Erynnis pacuvius) – Mt. Hood National Forest, Wasco County Oregon, 05/24/25.

A skipper – Criterion Tract, Wasco County Oregon, 05/25/25.

Field crescent – Mt. Washington Wilderness, Linn County Oregon, 07/19/25.

Meadow fritillary – Mt. Rainier National Park, Yakima County Washington, 08/08/25.

A fritillary but not sure which one. – Criterion Tract, Wasco County Oregon, 05/25/25.

Another of the fritillaries. – Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, Linn County Oregon, 07/17/25.

Wester sulphur – Mt. Hood National Forest, Wasco County Oregon, 06/14/25.

Indra swallowtail – Criterion Tract, Wasco County Oregon, 05/25/25.

Pale tiger swallowtail – Mt. Hood National Forest, Wasco County Oregon, 06/14/25.

When it comes to the Lycaenidae Family (Gossamer Wings) I am almost always out of my depth trying to identify them.

Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, Marion County Oregon, 07/14/25.

Mt. Hood National Forest, Wasco County Oregon, 05/24/25.

Mt. Washington Wilderness, Linn County Oregon, 07/19/25.

Criterion Tract, Wasco County Oregon, 05/25/25.

Olympic National Park, Clallam County Washington, 05/13/25.

These might be Echo Azures – Mt. Hood National Forest, Wasco County Oregon, 05/24/25.

Crab – Olympic National Park, Clallam County Wasing 05/14/25.

Hermit Crab – Olympic National Park, 05/14/25.

Velalla velella – Olympic National Park, 05/14/25.

Anemones – Olympic National Park, 05/14/25.

Starfish – Olympic National Park, 05/14/25.

Lions mane jellyfish – Rockaway Beach, 09/06/25.

Sealion – Olympic National Park, 05/14/25.

Seals – Olympic National Park, 05/15/25.

Sea otter, albeit a poor picture – Olympic National Park, 05/14/25.

Tree frog – Mt. Washington Wilderness, 07/19/25.

Frog – Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, 07/14/25.

Bullfrog (invasive) – Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge, 04/28/25.

Painted and western pond turtles – William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, 04/30/25.

Dunn’s salamander – Thurston Hills, 04/19/25.

Rough skinned newt – Driftwood Beach, 01/11/25.

Lizard – Mt. Hood National Forest, 05/24/25.

Snake – Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge, 04/28/25.

Snake – McDonald-Dunn Forest, 07/05/25.

Western racer – Mt. Hood National Forest, 05/24/25.

Western rattlesnake – Criterion Tract, 05/25/25.

Olympic chipmunk – Olympic National Park, 05/13/25.

Townsend’s? chipmunk – Silver Falls State Park, 10/13/25.

Yellow pine chipmunk – Mt. Rainier National Park, 08/04/25.

Golden-mantled ground squirrel – Mt. Rainier National Park, 08/04/25.

Douglas’ squirrel – Olympic National Park, 05/13/25.

Western gray squirrel – William L. Finely National Wildlife Refuge, 04/30/25.

California ground squirrel – E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area, 04/27/25.

Nutria (invasive) – Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, 05/01/25.

Yellow-bellied marmot – Three Sisters Wilderness, 07/15/25.

Hoary marmot – Mt. Rainier National Park, 08/05/25.

Pika – Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, 07/14/25.

Rabbit – Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge, 04/28/25.

Racoon – Olympic National Park, 05/14/25.

Skunk – Mt. Hood National Forest, 05/26/25.

Coyote – William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, 04/30/25.

Black-tailed deer – Mt. Rainier National Park, 08/04/25.

Mule deer – Criterion Tract, 05/25/25.

Elk – Elk Run Trail, 10/11/25.

Mountain goats – Mt. Rainier National Park, 08/05/25.

Being fortunate enough to witness animals in their natural habitat is one of the perks of hiking and we hope to see many more this coming year. We’re still on the lookout for several species that are possibilities. Most notable and likely of these are porcupines, giant pacific salamanders, and cougars. Much less likely but possible are wolves, wolverines, and moose among others. Happy Trails!

Tags butterflies, mountain goat, mt. rainier national park, Olympic National Park, Oregon, Pika, racoon, sea otter, Skunk, turtles, Washington

Hiking Year-end wrap up

2025 Waterfall Gallery

We visited a number of nice waterfalls in 2025, some new to us as well as some old favorites. Below are the named, and a couple of unnamed, falls we saw in the order witnessed.

Shellburg Falls – Santiam State Forest, OR

Lower Shellburg Falls – Santiam State Forest, OR

Stassel Falls – Santiam State Forest, OR

Unnamed falls – Barlow Wayside Park, OR

Labyrinth Falls – Gifford Pinchot National Forest, WA

Unnamed waterfall – Tillamook State Forest, OR

University Falls – Tillamook State Forest, OR

Loon Lake Falls – Elliott State Forest, OR

Camp Creek Falls – Douglas County, OR

Beaver Falls – Columbia County, OR

Barrier Falls – Clatsop State Forest, OR

Mineral Creek Falls – Olympic National Park, WA

Sol Duc Falls – Olympic National Park, WA

Marymere Falls – Olympic National Park, WA

Wildwood Falls – Lane County, OR

Shadow Falls – Umpqua National Forest, OR

Cavitt Creek Falls – Douglas County, OR

Clearwater Falls – Umpqua National Forest, OR

Whitehorse Falls – Umpqua National Forest, OR

Umbrella Falls – Mt. Hood National Forest, OR

Whitewater Falls – Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, OR

Obsidian Falls – Three Sisters Wilderness, OR

Walupt Falls – Goat Rocks Wilderness, WA

Myrtle Falls – Mt. Rainier National Park, WA

Narada Falls – Mt. Rainier National Park, WA

Christine Falls – Mt. Rainier National Park, WA

Carter Falls – Mt. Rainier National Park, WA

Madcap Falls – Mt. Rainier National Park, WA

Silver Falls – Mt. Rainier National Park, WA

Van Trump Falls – Mt. Rainier National Park, WA

Bloucher Falls – Mt. Rainier National Park, WA

Comet Falls – Mt. Rainier National Park, WA

Fairy Falls – Mt. Rainier National Park, WA

South Falls – Silver Falls State Park, OR

Lower South Falls – Silver Falls State Park, OR

Lower North Falls – Silver Falls State Park, OR

Drake Falls – Silver Falls State Park, OR

Double Falls – Silver Falls State Park, OR

Middle North Falls – Silver Falls State Park, OR

Twin Falls – Silver Falls State Park, OR

North Falls – Silver Falls State Park, OR

Upper North Falls – Silver Falls State Park, OR

Upper Lava Canyon Falls – Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, WA

Lava Canyon Falls – Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, WA

Middle Lava Canyon Falls – Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, WA

Lower Lava Canyon Falls – Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, WA

Zigzag Canyon Falls – Mt. Hood Wilderness, OR

June Lake Falls – Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, WA

Winter Falls – Silver Falls State Park, OR

Koosah Falls – Willamette National Forest, OR

Unnamed Falls – Willamette National Forest, OR

Sahalie Falls – Willamette National Forest, OR

Unnamed waterfall- Santiam State Forest, OR

There are still a number of waterfalls in Western Oregon and many further away that we hope to visit someday. A handful of those are on the schedule for 2026. Happy Trails!

Hiking Year-end wrap up

The Hikes of 2025 – A Look Back

Post author By derwoodynck
Post date January 1, 2026
2 Comments on The Hikes of 2025 – A Look Back

2025 was the first time in several years where we weren’t focused on achieving a specific hiking goal. It also marked the first year in which I had significantly more vacation time than Heather. We also adjusted our off-season modus operandi from “one hike a month” to “at least one hike a month and more if the weather cooperates”. These factors along with some medical restrictions resulted in a very different set of hikes in 2025 than previous years. For the first time since 2014 we didn’t spend any time backpacking, spent minimal time hiking in either Eastern or Southern Oregon, and for only the second time since 2012 failed to hike at an elevation above 8000′. In fact, it was the first year in which the average highest elevation of our outings came in under 3000′ at 2947′.

One thing that did not change was our focus on visiting new trails or, in the case of areas we’d visited before, new sections of trail. Together, Heather and I spent 46 days exploring trails, and I headed out on an additional 20 days. The 66 days for me marked the most days hiking in a calendar year topping the previous high of 64 in 2017. With multiple stops on several of the days the number of trailheads I started off from was 98 (75 for Heather). Fifty-eight of those ninety-eight stops, and twenty-eight of the days were entirely new. The only hike that was 100% on trails previously hiked was to celebrate our friend’s birthday with a hike to Dimple Hill in the McDonald-Dunn Forest. The hikes on our 46 days together came to 402.8 miles with another 245 miles on my 20 solo hikes resulting 647.8 miles for me in 2025. Of those miles 440.6 were new. Our shortest hike was just 0.9-miles when we stopped to check out McCredie Hot Springs on the way home from Bend in October, and my longest was the 17.8-mile Obsidian Loop in the Three Sisters Wilderness in July.

As far as where we spent our time the Central Cascades were at the top followed by the Oregon Coast & Coast Range, NW Oregon, and Washington. The hikes in Washington were one of the reasons for the low number of hikes in Eastern and Southern Oregon. Our two vacations were spent at National Parks in that state, Olympic and Mt. Rainier.

Locations of the trailheads we started from in 2025. (There are 96 THs since we hiked multiple trails on a number of days.)

Our northernmost hike this year, Ozette Triangle in Olympic National Park, was also the furthest north we’d ever hiked. This was also the furthest west we would be all year.

Looking north from the most northerly location we’ve been.

Our southernmost hike was on the Cow Creek Trail SE of Roseburg, OR in the Umpqua National Forest.

Downed trees that marked my turn around point, and southernmost point, on the Cow Creek Trail.

Not surprisingly our easternmost hike was our sole hike in Eastern Oregon in the BLM’s Criterion Tract.

Roughly the furthest point east we reached this year.

The 2025 wildfire season was comparatively tame to the last few years however there were still more than 1,100 fires from early June to mid-October. According to the Office of the State Fire Marshal over 700 of those fires were human caused which is disappointing as these are by and large avoidable.
While none of the fires directly impacted our plans this year, sadly 200 homes and structures were lost this past year and several trails we’d previously hiked were burned.

On a more positive note, we once again were blessed to be able to see and experience so many beautiful places. So many in fact that in addition to our usual wildlife and wildflower galleries we’re adding one for the waterfalls we saw in 2025.

January – Driftwood Beach, OR

February – Clackamas River from Milo McIver State Park, OR

March – Catherine Creek/Coyote Wall, WA (This area burned in July 2025 in the Burdoin Fire.)

April – Devil’s Lake Fork, Tillamook State Forest, OR

April – Basket Slough Wildlife Refuge, OR

May – Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, OR

May – Hoh Rainforest, Olympic National Park, WA

May – Devil’s Punchbowl, Olympic National Park, WA

May – Rialto Beach, Olympic National Park, WA

May – Little Badger Trail, Mt. Hood National Forest, OR

May – Deschutes River, BLM Criterion Tract, OR

June – Blue Lake, Hampton Family Forests (Private Timberland), OR

June – Fivemile Butte Lookout, Mt. Hood National Forest, OR

June – Champoeg State Park, OR

June – Clearwater River, Umpqua National Forest, OR

Elk Camp Shelter, Willamette National Forest, OR

July – Mt. Hood, OR

July – Bays Lake, Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, OR

July – Three Sisters Wilderness, OR

July – Craig Lake, Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, OR

July – Big Lake, Willamette National Forest, OR

August – Walupt Lake, Goat Rocks Wilderness, OR

August – Mt. Rainier National Park, WA

August – Mt. Freemont Trail, Mt. Rainier National Park, WA

August – Snow Lake, Mt. Rainier National Park, WA

August – Naches Peak Loop, Mt. Rainier National Park, WA

August – Lava Canyon Trail, Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, WA

September – Zigzag Canyon, Mt. Hood Wilderness, OR

September – Twin Rocks, Rockaway Beach, OR

September – Three Sisters Wilderness, OR

September – Duffy Lake, Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, OR

September – Fuji Mountain, Willamette National Forest, OR

September – Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, WA

September – Charlton Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR

October – Head of Jack Creek, Deschutes National Forest, OR

October – Nehalem River, Nehalem, OR

October – Silver Falls State Park, OR

October – Maxwell Butte, Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, OR

October – Willamette Mission State Park, OR

November – Silver Falls State Park, OR

November – Clear Lake, Willamette National Forest, OR

December – Little Rock Creek, Santiam State Forest, OR

Looking ahead to 2026 there are still trails we’ve yet to explore and many that we’d be more than happy to revisit. We’re looking forward to continuing the journey for as long as we are able. Happy Trails and have a wonderful New Year!

Tags adventure, champoeg state park, Goat Rocks Wilderness, hiking, Milo McIver State Park, Mt. Hood Wilderness, Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, mt. rainier national park, nature, Olympic National Park, Oregon, Silver Falls State Park, Three Sisters Wilderness, travel, Washington, Willamette mission State Park

Year-end wrap up

2024 Wildflower Gallery Part 1

Post author By derwoodynck
Post date January 6, 2025
2 Comments on 2024 Wildflower Gallery Part 1

In 2018 we began a tradition of posting a collection of the variety of flowers that we encountered during that year’s hikes. We continue to work on learning to identify the flowers we see and remain a long way from being able to tell some of the different species apart. That doesn’t take away from our ability to enjoy the flowers though, so with that in mind here are some (but not all) of the flowers we saw this past year. We’ve split this into two posts this year due to the number of pictures (Part 2). (Any IDs provided are best guesses and any corrections or additional IDs are greatly appreciated.)

The first blooms we spotted were Indian plum during a February 24th hike at Fernhill Wetlands in Forest Grove (post).

Here are the others with date and location/hike. I’ve tried to identify non-natives as well as indicate if this was our first time (that we know of) seeing a particular flower.
Agoseris – July 26th – Mount Howard, OR

Allumroot – July 26th – Mount Howard, OR

Alpine pennycress – June 1st – Cook Hill, WA

American Sawwort (Saussurea americana) – July 24th – Bonny Lakes Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Arnica – July 24th – Tenderfoot Wagon Road Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Drummond’s anemone seedhead – August 4th – Crater Lake National Park, OR

Columbia windflower (Anemone deltoidea) – June 1st – Cook Hill, WA

Apple blossoms – April 13th – St. Cloud Trail, WA

Heartleaf arnica – May 26th – Bull Prairie Lake, OR

Broadleaf arnica – June 22nd – Big Huckleberry Mountain, WA

Arrowleaf buckwheat – July 13th – Nasty Rock, OR

Western mountain aster – July 13th – Nasty Rock, OR

Showy? aster – August 22nd – East Fork Wallowa River Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Thick-stemmed aster and buckwheat – July 21st – Granny View Overlook (Hells Canyon), OR

Another aster (or fleabane) – August 20th – Bowman Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Largeleaf avens – June 8th – Kilchis Forest Road, OR

Bachelor buttons (non-native) – June 1st – Cook Hill, WA

Ballhead sandwort – July 24th – Bonny Lakes Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Ballhead waterleaf – May 26th – Madison Butte, OR

Carey’s balsamroot – May 25th – Willow Creek Canyon, OR

Arrowleaf balsamroot – May 26th – Madison Butte, OR

Baneberry – May 18th – Wilson River Trail, OR

Bastard toadflax – June 29th – Grasshopper Mountain, OR

Woodland beardtongue – July 13th – Nasty Rock, OR

Beargrass – June 8th – Cedar Butte, OR

Bigleaf maple – March 30th – Mulkey Ridge Trail (Corvallis), OR

Bindweed – August 18th – Cliff Creek Trail (Wallowa-Whitman National Forest), OR

Barestem biscuitroot – May 26th – Madison Butte, OR

Trailing blackberry – June 19th – Deception Butte Trail, OR

Bleeding heart – April 27th – Devil’s Rest Trail, OR

Blue-eyed Mary – April 13th – Wind Mountain, WA

Bluebell-of-Scotland – July 13th – Nasty Rock, OR

Bluehead gilia – June 22nd – Big Huckleberry Mountain, WA

Bog Orchid – July 23rd – McCully Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Bolander’s Ragwort – June 22nd – Big Huckleberry Mountain, WA

Daisies (non-native) – June 19th – Buckhead Nature Trail, OR

Sulphur-flower wild buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum) – July 13th – Nasty Rock, OR

Barestem wild buckwheat (Eriogonum nudum) – July 13th – Nasty Rock, OR

Cushion wild buckwheat – July 26th – Mount Howard, OR

Alpine wild buckwheat – August 4th – Crater Lake National Park, OR

Buek’s groundsel – July 26th – Mount Howard, OR

Carolina bugbane – July 24th – Tenderfoot Wagon Road Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Bunchberry – July 13th – Joyce Lake Trail, OR

Buttercup – June 8th – Kilchis Forest Road, OR

Bistort – July 4th – Olallie Trail, OR

California-tea – June 19th – Deception Butte Trail, OR

California cornlily – July 24th – Tenderfoot Wagon Road Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Camas – April 20th – Jackson Bottom Wetlands, OR

Canadian milk-vetch – July 24th – Tenderfoot Wagon Road Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Candy flower – April 13th – Sams-Walker Day Use Area, WA

Cardwell’s penstemon – June 8th – Tillamook State Forest (Road FB3), OR

Catchfly – June 22nd – Big Huckleberry Mountain, WA

Ceanothus – June 15th – O’Leary Mountain Trail, OR

Chocolate lily – April 13th – Doetsch Ranch, WA

Meadow checker-mallow – May 28th – Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, OR

Rose checker-mallow – May 28th – Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, OR

Oregon checker-mallow – July 24th – Tenderfoot Wagon Road Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Chickweed – June 1st – Cook Hill, WA

Cinquefoil – June 29th – Hiyu Ridge, OR

Shrubby cinquefoil – July 21st – Hat Point, OR

Farewell to spring (Clarkia amoena) – June 1st – Cook Hill, WA

Cliff beardtongue – June 22nd – Big Huckleberry Mountain, WA

Coyote mountain mint – July 13th – Nasty Rock, OR

Clover – August 22nd – East Fork Wallowa River Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Coastal manroot – May 11th – Crescent Beach Trail, OR

Columbian larkspur – March 16th – Middle Fork Willamette Path (Eugene), OR

Columbine – June 29th – Hiyu Ridge, OR

Common butterwort? – July 22nd – Hurricane Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Common madia – May 28th – Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, OR

Common whipplea – June 19th – Deception Butte Trail, OR

Coneflower – August 17th – Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area, OR

Cusick’s speedwell – July 23rd – McCully Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Cut-leaf thelypody – May 25th – Willow Creek Trail, OR

Cutleaf anemone – July 24th – Bonny Lakes Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Death camas – May 26th – Madison Butte, OR

Desert yellow fleabane – May 25th – Willow Creek Trail, OR

Devil’s club – June 8th – Kilchis Forest Road, OR

Dogwood – April 20th – Rood Bridge Park, OR

Dusty maidens – July 26th – East Peak (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Dwarf alpinegold – August 4th – Crater Lake National Park, OR

Dwarf lupine – August 4th – Crater Lake National Park, OR

Elderberry – June 29th – Grasshopper Mountain, OR

Elephants head – July 25th – Minam River Trail, OR

Elkhorn clarkia – July 21st – Granny View Overlook (Hells Canyon), OR

Engilish plantain (non-native) – May 11th – Fort Stevens State Park, OR

Explorer’s gentian – September 21st – Black Wolf Meadows, OR

Fairy bells – April 27th – Wahkeena Trail, OR

Fairy lanterns – June 8th – Kilchis Forest Road, OR

Fairy slipper – April 13th – Wind Mountain, WA

Fawn lilies – March 30th – Mulkey Ridge Trail (Corvallis), OR

Felt-leaf everlasting – August 4th – Crater Lake National Park, OR

Finetooth beardtongue – June 22nd – Big Huckleberry Mountain, WA

Fireweed – July 24th – Tenderfoot Wagon Road Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

False hellebore – July 24th – Bonny Lakes Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

A fleabane? – June 29th – Grasshopper Mountain, OR

Showy? fleabane – July 22nd – Hurricane Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Flett’s ragwort – June 8th – Kilchis Forest Road, OR

Ground-ivy (non-native) – April 13th – Sams-Walker Day Use Area, WA

Foam flower – June 1st – Cook Hill, WA

Fringecup – April 13th – Lower Archer Falls, WA

Fringed pinesap – July 4th – Olallie Trail, OR

Gentian – August 19th – Pine Lakes Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Geranium – July 22nd – Hurricane Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Ghost pipe – August 22nd – East Fork Wallowa River Trail, OR

Giant purple wakerobin (Trillium kurabayashii) – April 20th – Jackson Bottom Wetlands, OR

Giant white wakerobin (Trillium albidum) – April 20th – Jackson Bottom Wetlands, OR

Wild ginger – June 1st – Cook Hill, WA

Glacier lilies- May 26th – Madison Butte, OR

Rocky Mountain goldenrod – July 22nd – Hurricane Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Gold stars – April 27th – Wahkeena Trail, OR

Grass-of-parnassus – July 24th – Tenderfoot Wagon Road Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Grass widows – May 26th – Madison Butte, OR

Gray’s licorice-root – August 3rd – Castle Crest Wildflower Trail (Crater Lake NP), OR

Greene’s goldenbush – August 3rd – The Pinnacles Trail (Crater Lake NP), OR

Groundsel – June 1st – Cook Hill, WA

Harebells – July 22nd – Hurricane Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Hedgenettle – June 8th – Kilchis Forest Road, OR

Hoary Cress (non-native) – May 25th – Barnes Butte (Prineville), OR

Honeysuckle – June 29th – Hiyu Ridge Trail, OR

Hooded ladies tresses – August 20th – Chimney Lake Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Idaho licorice-root – July 24th – Tenderfoot Wagon Road Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Inside-out-flower – June 8th – Kilchis Forest Road, OR

Royal Jacob’s ladder – July 4th – Olallie Trail, OR

Jacob’s ladder – July 24th – Bonny Lakes Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Jessica’s stickseed – July 4th – Olallie Trail, OR

Lance-leaf spring beauty – May 26th – Madison Butte, OR

Large-flower triteleia – June 1st – Cook Hill, WA

Largeleaf sandwort – June 29th – Grasshopper Mountain Trail, OR

Menzies’ Larkspur (Delphinium menziesii) – July 4th – Olallie Trail, OR

Possibly rockslide larkspur (Delphinium glareosum) – July 13th – Nasty Rock, OR

Sierra larkspur (Delphinium glaucum) – July 24th – Bonny Lakes Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Leafy fleabane – June 19th – Deception Butte Trail, OR

Leafy miterwort – May 18th – Wilson River Trail, OR

Lemon-scented madia – May 25th – Willow Creek Canyon, OR

Lewis flax – June 29th – Grasshopper Mountain, OR

Lewis monkeyflower – August 3rd – Castle Crest Wildflower Trail (Crater Lake NP), OR

False lily of the valley – April 20th – Rood Bridge Park, OR

Littleleaf montia – June 8th – Kilchis Forest Road, OR

Little prince’s pine – June 15th – O’Leary Mountain Trail, OR

Longhorn plectritis – May 26th – Madison Butte, OR

Sickletop louswort – July 4th – Olallie Trail, OR

Coiled lousewort – July 23rd – McCully Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Lupine – May 18th – Wilson River Trail, OR

Lupine – July 24th – Tenderfoot Wagon Road Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Lyall’s goldenweed – July 26th – Mount Howard, OR

Microseris – June 22nd – Big Huckleberry Mountain, WA

Basalt? milk-vetch – May 25th – Barnes Butte (Prineville), OR

Mock orange – July 22nd – Hurricane Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Common monkey-flower (Erythranthe guttata) – June 1st – Cook Hill, WA

Chickweed monkey-flower (Erythranthe alsinoides) – June 8th – Cedar Butte Road, OR

Coastal monkey-flower (Erythranthe dentata) – June 8th – Kilchis Forest Road, OR

Monkshood – July 24th – Tenderfoot Wagon Road Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Mountain ash – July 22nd – Hurricane Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Mountain death camas – July 22nd – Hurricane Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Mountain heather – July 24th – Bonny Lakes Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Musk monkey-flower (Erythranthe moschata) – July 4th – Olallie Trail, OR

Naked broomrape – June 29th – Grasshopper Mountain, OR

Nettle-leaf giant hyssop – July 21st – Granny View Overlook (Hells Canyon), OR

Northern phlox – June 15th – O’Leary Mountain Trail, OR

Northwestern rabbit-tabbaco – September 13th – Pacific Crest Trail (Mt. Jefferson Wilderness), OR

Northwestern twayblade – July 13th – Nasty Rock Trail, OR

Nuttall’s linanthus – July 25th – Minam River Trail, OR

Tags hiking, Oregon, Washington, wildflowers

Hiking Year-end wrap up

2023 Wildlife Gallery Part 2 – Featherless Friends

Post author By derwoodynck
Post date February 20, 2024
No Comments on 2023 Wildlife Gallery Part 2 – Featherless Friends

As we did last year we’ve split our wildlife recap into two posts, feathered (post) and featherless. As with all our wildflower and wildlife posts any corrections or additions to our attempts at identifying what we’ve photographed is greatly appreciated. One other note, while we really enjoy taking pictures as a way to record what we see on our hikes, we are by no means photographers. We use our phones and a point and shoot camera on the auto setting, so the pictures are far from professional, but we hope you enjoy them. Finally, we do practice Leave No Trace Principles including Principle 6: Respect Wildlife which means observing from a distance, never feeding, and respecting any area wildlife closures. We urge others to do the same and recreate responsibly.

The highlight of the year was getting to watch a badger make its way down Central Patrol Road in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge on 9/4/23.

Harvester ants – 5/29/23, Riley Ranch Preserve, Bend

Ant on penstemon – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Crab spider on a California harebell – 6/25/23, North Umpqua Trail, BLM Roseburg District

Bee – 9/3/23, Threemile Canyon, BLM Burns District

Bees – 7/8/23, Sand Mountain, Willamette National Forest

Sweat bee? and a beetle on a prickly pear cactus – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Beetle – 7/31/23, Garfield Peak Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Beetle – 7/29/23, Stuart Falls Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Beetle on a white mariposa lily – 8/14/23, Main Eagle Creek Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Beetle and another bug on spirea – 7/4/23, Rocky Top Trail, Santiam State Forest

Beetles on thistle – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Ladybug on a daisy – 7/4/23, Natural Arch Trail, Santiam State Forest

Common pill-bug – 6/25/23, North Bank Habitat, BLM Roseburg District

Beetle – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District

Beetle and a butterfly on buckwheat – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District

Grasshopper – 9/3/23, P Ranch, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge

Cricket – 6/14/23, Imnaha Trail, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

Caterpillar – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District

Caterpillar – 7/1/23, Hummocks Trail, Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, WA

Caterpillar – 8/16/23, West Eagle Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Millipede – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Millipedes – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Eight-spotted Forester-Alypia octomaculata – 7/4/23, Niagra Heights Road, Santiam State Forest

Fireweed Clearwing Moth (Albuna pyramidalis) – 7/4/23, Niagra Heights Road, Santiam State Forest

Moth – 7/4/23, Niagra Heights Road, Santiam State Forest

Moths – 6/3/23, Buck Creek Trail, Husum, WA

Moth – 6/3/23, Buck Creek Trail, Husum, WA

Moth – 6/16/23, Trail 1890, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

Moth – 7/4/23, Rocky Top Trail, North Santiam State Park

Moth – 6/25/23, North Umpqua Trail, BLM Roseburg District

Moth – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Moth – 6/24/23, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, Wild Rogue Wilderness

Moth – 7/8/23, Santiam Wagon Road, Willamette National Forest

Sphinx moth – 8/17/23, West Eagle Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Fly and butterfly – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District

Boisduval’s blues? – 6/3/23, Buck Creek Trail, Husum, WA

Acmon blue? – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District

Eastern tailed blue? – 5/13/23, Graham Oaks Nature Park, Wilsonville

Butterfly in the Lycaenidae family – 5/2/23, Sterling Mind Ditch Trail System, BLM Medford District

Butterfly in the Lycaenidae family – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District

Butterfly in the Lycaenidae family – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Butterfly in the Lycaenidae family – 6/13/23, Iwetemlaykin State Heritage Site, Joseph

Echo azures? – 5/4/23, Forest Road 011, Rogue-River Siskiyou National Forest

Butterfly in the Lycaenidae family – 6/3/23, Buck Creek Trail, Husum, WA

Butterflies in the Lycaenidae family – 7/4/23, Niagra Heights Road, Santiam State Forest

Gray hairstreak – 6/11/23, Lewis & Clark Trail, Hermiston

Thicket hairstreak? – 7/8/23, Sand Mountain, Willamette National Forest

A hairstreak – 6/3/23, Buck Creek Trail, Husum, WA

Various butterflies – 6/16/23, Deep Creek Stairway Trail, Payette National Forest, ID

Lorquin’s admiral – 6/14/23, Imnaha Trail, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

Red admiral – 7/23/23, Metolius River Trail, Deschutes National Forest

California sister – 10/8/23, Forest Road 041, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

Painted lady – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

California tortoiseshell – 9/16/23, Fish Lake Trail, Mt. Hood National Forest

Milbert’s tortoiseshell – 8/14/23, Main Eagle Creek Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Hoary comma – 7/8/23, Sand Mountain, Willamette National Forest

Mourning cloak – 6/14/23, Imnaha Trail, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

Common wood nymph – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Ochre ringlet – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District

Checkerspot – 7/29/23, Stuart Falls Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Checkerspot – 7/1/23, Boundary Trail, Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, WA

Snowberry checkerspot – 7/1/23, Boundary Trail, Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, WA

Edith’s checkerspot – 7/8/23, Sand Mountain, Willamette National Forest

Mylitta crescent – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

A crescent? – 5/13/23, Graham Oaks Nature Park, Wilsonville

Fritillary butterflies – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District

A fritillary – 7/4/23, Rocky Top Trail, Santiam State Forest

A fritillary – 7/15/23, Forest Road 4610, Mt. Hood National Forest

Indra swallowtail – 5/4/23, Kerby Flat Trail, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

Oregon swallowtail? with ladybug – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District

Swallowtail – 6/3/23, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Trout Lake, WA

Western swallowtails – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Swallowtail – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

A sulphur – 9/9/23, Alta Lake Trail, Sky Lakes Wilderness

Large marble – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District

Becker’s white – 6/14/23, Imnaha Trail, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

Male margined white? – 8/29/23, Newell Creek Canyon Nature Park, Oregon City

Mountain parnassian – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Clodius parnassian – 7/29/23, Pumice Flat Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Silver-spotted Skipper – 6/14/23, Eureka Bar, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

A skipper – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District

A skipper – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

A skipper – 6/24/23, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, Wild Rogue Wilderness

A skipper – 9/3/23, Threemile Canyon, BLM Burns District

Skipper on a sagebrush mariposa lily – 7/23/23, Metolius River Trail, Deschutes National Forest

A skipper – 9/3/23, P Ranch, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge

Duskywing? – 6/24/23, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, Wild Rogue Wilderness

Duskywing – 5/3/23, Waters Creek Interpretive Trail, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

Dreamy duskywing – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Dragonfly – 6/24/23, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, Wild Rogue Wilderness

Dragonfly – 7/1/23, Hummocks Trail, Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, WA

Dragonfly – 7/15/23, Plaza Lake, Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness

Dragonfly – 7/31/23, Godfrey Glen Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Dragonfly – 9/2/23, Idlewild Loop Trail, Malheur National Forest

Slug – 4/29/23, Canemah Bluff Nature Park, Oregon City

Snail – 4/15/23, Enchanted Valley Trail, Siuslaw National Forest

Rough skinned newt – 4/15/23, Cape Mountain, Siuslaw National Forest

Tadpoles – 9/9/23, Pacific Crest Trail, Sky Lakes Wilderness

Western toads – 9/9/23, Pacific Crest Trail, Sky Lakes Wilderness

Full grown western toad – 9/9/23, Pacific Crest Trail, Sky Lakes Wilderness

Cascade frog – 9/9/23, Pacific Crest Trail, Sky Lakes Wilderness

Pacific treefrog – 9/3/23, Threemile Canyon, BLM Burns District

Northern red-legged frog – 8/26/23, Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Cloverdale

Bullfrog (invasive) – 4/22/23, Talking Water Gardens, Albany

Western pond turtles – 4/22/23, Talking Water Gardens, Albany

Southern alligator lizard – 6/24/23, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, Wild Rogue Wilderness

Western fence lizard – 5/3/23, Waters Creek Interpretive Trail, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

Sagebrush lizard – 7/22/23, Shut-In Trail, Deschutes National Forest

Pygmy short-horned lizard – 7/8/23, Santiam Wagon Road, Willamette National Forest

Gopher snake – 6/25/23, North Bank Habitat, BLM Roseburg District

Garter snake – 4/22/23, Dave Clark Riverfront Path, Albany

Rubber boa? – 6/14/23, Imnaha Trail, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

Nutria (invasive) – 5/13/23, Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, Sherwood

Beaver – 5/29/23, Riley Ranch Preserve, Bend

Yellow-bellied marmot – 7/31/23, Garfield Peak Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Gray squirrel – 4/22/23, Dave Clark Riverfront Path, Albany

Douglas’ squirrel – 4/22/23, Dave Clark Riverfront Path, Albany

Eastern fox squirrel? – 4/29/23, Newell Creek Canyon Nature Park, Oregon City

Columbian ground squirrel – 8/16/23, Tombstone Lake Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Golden-mantled ground squirrel – 7/31/23, Garfield Peak Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Chipmunk – 8/5/23, McNeil Point scramble trail, Mt. Hood Wilderness

Pika – 8/5/23, McNeil Point Trail, Mt. Hood Wilderness

Rabbit – 5/13/23, Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, Sherwood

Mountain cottontail – 5/29/23, Riley Ranch Preserve, Bend

Fawns – 7/31/23, Garfield Peak Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Doe – 5/20/23, Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Washougal, WA

Buck – 7/31/23, Rim Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Elk – 6/15/23, Buckhorn Road (FR 46), Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Horses – 9/3/23, Threemile Canyon, BLM Burns District

Bat -5/2/23, Sterling Mine Ditch Tunnel, BLM Medford District

Seals – 11/18/23, Siletz Bay, Lincoln City

Shell with inhabitant – 11/18/23, Nelscott Beach, Lincoln City

Starfish – 10/28/23, Short Beach, Oceanside

Trout – 8/16/23, Tombstone Lake, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Fish – 6/16/23, Hells Canyon Reservoir, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

Tags beaver, butterflies, Butterfly, deer, elk, hiking, Lizard, Oregon, Pika, snake, Washington

Hiking Year-end wrap up

2023 Flower Gallery

In 2018 we began a tradition of posting a collection of the variety of flowers that we encountered during the years hikes. It’s always a bit shocking to see just how many different varieties we actually saw over the course of the year. It appears that the total in 2023 was between 300 and 350. We are still learning to identify the flowers and are a long way from being able to tell some of the different species apart. That doesn’t take away from our ability to enjoy the flowers though, so with that in mind here are some (but not all) of the flowers we saw this past year. (Any IDs provided are best guesses and any corrections or additional IDs are greatly appreciated.)

The first wildflowers we spotted were snow queen during a March 11th hike at Fitton Green Natural Area near Corvallis.

Here are the others in no particular order. I’ve tried to identify non-natives as well as indicate if this was our first time (that we know of) seeing a particular flower. Locations are all in Oregon unless noted as WA.

Allumroot – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Alpine pennycress – 5/4/23, Forest Road 011, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

American saw-wort – 8/14/23, Main Eagle Creek Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Anemone – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Serpentine arnica – 5/4/23, Eight Dollar Mountain Boardwalk, BLM Grants Pass Resource Area

Arnica – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Arnica – 7/31/23, Garfield Peak Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Spear-leaf arnica – 7/31/23, Garfield Peak Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Arnica? – 8/16/23, Tombstone Lake Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Avalanche lilies – 7/15/23, Plaza Trail, Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness

Fawn lily – 4/13/23, Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Rickreall

Henderson’s fawn lily – 5/2/2023, Sterling Mine Ditch Trail System, BLM Medford District

Checker lily – 5/4/23, Forest Road 011, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

Azalea – 5/4/23, Eight Dollar Mountain Boardwalk, BLM Grants Pass Resource Area

Rhododendron – 7/15/23, Tumala Mountain, Mt. Hood National Forest

Ball-head waterleaf – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Pacific waterleaf – 5/2/2023, Sterling Mine Ditch Trail System, BLM Medford District

Balsamroot – 5/27/23, Metolius Preserve, Camp Sherman

Hoary balsamroot – 6/15/23, Buckhorn Lookout, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Silky balsamroot – 5/4/23, Little Falls Trail Loop, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest (first time seeing)

Deltoid balsamroot – 5/2/2023, Sterling Mine Ditch Trail System, BLM Medford District

Beargrass – 7/4/23, Rockytop Trail, Santiam State Forest

Bigelow sneezweed – 10/7/2023, Sturgis Fork Trail, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

Field bindweed (non-native) – 6/14/23, Eureka Bar, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

Bindweed (non-native) – 8/26/23, Old Growth Cedar Trail, Rockaway Beach

Biscuitroot – 5/4/23, Little Falls Trail Loop, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

Biscuitroot – 5/13/23, Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, Sherwood

Biscuitroot – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Bistort – 7/31/23, Castle Crest Wildflower Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Blanket flower – 6/14/23, Eureka Bar, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

Bleeding heart – 4/29/23, Canemah Bluff, Oregon City

Blue dicks – 5/1/23, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, BLM Medford District

Ookow – 6/3/23, Buck Creek Trail, Husem, WA

Large-flower tritelia – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Bluebells of Scotland – 7/15/23, Sheepshead Rock, Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness

Tall bluebells – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Scouler’s bluebell – 7/4/23, Natural Rock Arch Trail, Santiam State Forest

Blue-eyed Mary – 5/2/23, Cathedral Hills, Grants Pass

Giant blue-eyed Mary – 4/29/23, Canemah Bluff, Oregon City

Bog orchid – 7/31/23, Castle Crest Wildflower Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Phantom orchid – 6/3/23, Buck Creek Trail, Husem, WA

Bolander’s yampah – 6/15/23, Nee-Mee-Poo National Historic Trail, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

Broad-leaved pepperweed (non-native) – 6/11/23, Hat Rock State Park, Hermiston

Brown’s peony – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Buckwheat – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District

Buckwheat – 7/31/23, Garfield Peak Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Buckwheat – 7/30/23, Crater Peak Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Buckwheat – 6/3/23, Nestor Peak, Husem, WA

Wickerstem buckwheat – 9/3/23, Threemile Canyon, BLM Burns District

Bunchberry – 7/4/23, Santiam State Forest

Buttercups – 4/29/23, Canemah Bluff, Oregon City

California darlingtonia – 5/4/23, Eight Dollar Mountain Botanical Area, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

California gromwell – 5/4/23, Eight Dollar Mountain Botanical Area, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

Western stoneseed – 5/27/23, Metolius Preserve, Camp Sherman

California groundcones – 5/3/23, Dollar Mountain, Grants Pass

California harebells – 6/25/23, North Umpqua Trail, BLM Roseburg District

California poppies – 6/13/23, Highway 351, Joseph

Camas – 4/29/23, Canemah Bluff, Oregon City

Death camas – 5/4/23, Eight Dollar Mountain Boardwalk, BLM Grants Pass Resource Area

Mountain death camas – 8/14/23, Main Eagle Creek Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Candy flower – 5/3/23, Waters Creek Interpretive Trail, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

Candysticks – 7/8/23, Santiam Wagon Road, Willamette National Forest

Carolina bugbane – 7/15/23, Old Baldy Trail, Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness

Cascade lily – 7/4/23, Natural Rock Arch Trail, Santiam State Forest

Catchfly – 7/4/23, Rockytop Trail, Santiam State Forest

Checker-mallow – 5/13/23, Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, Sherwood

Checker-mallow – 5/13/23, Graham Oaks Nature Park, Wilsonville

Checker-mallow – 6/25/23, North Bank Habitat, BLM Roseburg District

Orange globe mallow – 6/14/23, Eureka Bar Hells Canyon National Scenic Area

Chicory (non-native) – 6/14/23, Imnaha Trail, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

Chokecherry – 5/30/23, Riley Ranch Preserve, Bend

Mallow ninebark – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman

Cinquefoil – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Shrubby cinquefoil – 8/14/23, Main Eagle Creek Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Clarkia – 6/3/23, Buck Creek Trail, Husem, WA

Elkhorn clarkia – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Tomcat clover – 5/13/23, Cooper Mountain Nature Park, Beaverton

Clover (possibly Beckwith’s?) – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Twin clover – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (first time seeing)

Large-head clover – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Wooly-head clover – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Owl’s clover – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Clustered broomrape – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Naked broomrape – 5/1/23, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, BLM Medford District

Coast flat stem onion – 5/4/23, Jeffrey Pine Loop Trail, BLM Medford District

Swamp onion – 8/14/23, Main Eagle Creek Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Tolmie’s onion – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Coltsfoot – 4/15/23, Enchanted Valley, Siuslaw National Forest

Columbian lewisia – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Threeleaf lewisia – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Columbine – 7/4/23, Rockytop Trail, Santiam State Forest

Yellow columbine – 8/17/23, West Eagle Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Coneflower – 8/16/23, West Eagle Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Pacific Coralroot – 7/15/23, Plaza Lake Trail, Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness

Spotted coralroot – 6/3/23, Buck Creek Trail, Husem, WA

Crater Lake collomia – 9/9/23, Cliff Lake Trail, Sky Lakes Wilderness

Grand collomia – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District

Variable-leaf collomia – 6/24/23, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, Wild Rogue Wilderness

Tiny trumpet – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (first time seeing)

Creeping wirelettuce – 7/29/23, Stuart Falls Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Currant – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Red flowering currant – 4/14/23, Minto-Brown Island Park, Salem

Cusick’s speedwell – 8/15/23 Bear Lake Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Daffodils (non-native) – 4/13/23, Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Rickreall

Dalmation toadflax (non-native) – 6/16/23, Copper Creek Day Use Area, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

Deer vetch – 7/22/23, Shut-In Trail, Deschutes National Forest

Idaho milk-vetch – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District

Rogue River milk-vetch – 5/2/2023, Sterling Mine Ditch Trail System, BLM Medford District

Woolly-pod milk-vetch – 5/2/2023, Sterling Mine Ditch Trail System, BLM Medford District

Vetch – 5/13/23, Cooper Mountain Nature Park, Beaverton

Vetch – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Pea (non-native) – 6/24/23, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, Wild Rogue Wilderness

Del Norte iris – 5/1/23, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, BLM Medford District

Tough leaf iris – 5/13/23, Cooper Mountain Nature Park, Beaverton

Iris – 5/4/23, Little Falls Trail Loop, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

Diffuse-flower evening primrose surrounded by blue-eyed Mary – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Drummond’s anemone – 7/30/23, Crater Peak Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Western pasque flower – 7/8/23, Sand Mountain, Willamette National Forest

Western paque flower (seedheads) – 7/31/23, Garfield Peak Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Dwarf ceanothus – 5/3/23, Limpy Botanical Trail, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

Elegant brodiaea – 6/24/23, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, Wild Rogue Wilderness

European centaury (non-native) – 6/25/23, North Bank Habitat, BLM Roseburg District

Fairy slippers – 5/3/23, Limpy Botanical Trail, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

Mountain lady slipper – 6/3/23, Buck Creek Trail, Husem, WA

Fiddleneck – 5/2/2023, Sterling Mine Ditch Trail System, BLM Medford District

Field chickweed – 5/4/23, Forest Road 011, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

Fireweed – 6/25/23, North Umpqua Trail, BLM Roseburg District

False hellebore – 7/31/23, Garfield Peak Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Dipping into fleabanes, asters and/or daisies, possibly the hardest to differentiate. These are my best guesses but I could be way off.
Desert yellow fleabane – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District

Sub-alpine fleabane – 10/7/23, Forest Road 600, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

Fleabane? – 6/14/23, Eureka Bar, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

Fleabane? – 6/11/23, Hat Rock State Park, Hermiston

Not even going to guess, could be a non-native. – 5/13/23, Graham Oaks Nature Park, Wilsonville

Diasy? – 7/4/23, Niagra Heights Road, Santiam State Forest

Hairy golden aster – 6/14/23, Eureka Bar, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

Oregon sunshine – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District

Oregon sunshine – 6/3/23, Nestor Peak, Husem, WA

Sunflower – 9/3/23, Threemile Canyon, BLM Burns District

Foam flower – 8/5/23, McGee Creek Trail, Mt. Hood Wilderness

Foxglove (non-native) – 7/4/23, Natural Rock Arch Trail, Santiam State Forest

Fringecup – 5/13/23, Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, Sherwood

Gentians – 8/16/23, Tombstone Lake Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Gold stars? – 5/2/23, Cathedral Hills, Grants Pass

Goldenrod – 7/22/23, Metolius River Trail, Deschutes National Forest

Grass-of-parnassus – 9/9/23, Pacific Crest Trail, Sky Lakes Wilderness

Gray sagewort (among others) – 8/14/23, Main Eagle Creek Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Groundsel – 6/3/23, Buck Creek Trail, Husem, WA

Groundsel – 7/30/23, Plaikni Falls Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Heatleaf spring beauty – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Hedgenettle – 7/22/23, Shut-In Trail, Deschutes National Forest

Honeysuckle – 5/13/23, Cooper Mountain Nature Park, Beaverton

Honeysuckle – 6/25/23, North Bank Habitat, BLM Roseburg District

Twinberry honeysuckle – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Utah honeysuckle – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Twinflower honeysuckle – 7/22/23, Metolius River Trail, Deschutes National Forest

Horkelia – 7/22/23, Metolius River Trail, Deschutes National Forest

Houndstongue – 6/13/23, Iwetemlaykin State Heritage Site, Joseph

Pacific houndstongue – 5/2/2023, Sterling Mine Ditch Trail System, BLM Medford District

Jessica’s stickseed – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Hooker’s Indian pink – 5/3/23, Dollar Mountain, Grants Pass

Hooker’s fairy bells – 4/29/23, Canemah Bluff, Oregon City

Huckleberry – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Indian plum – 4/13/23, Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Rickreall

Mountain snowberry – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman

Salmonberry – 4/8/23, Minto-Brown Island Park, Salem

Salal – 6/25/23, North Umpqua Trail, BLM Roseburg District

Oregon grape – 4/8/23, Minto-Brown Island Park, Salem

Serviceberry – 5/13/23, Cooper Mountain Nature Park, Beaverton

Strawberry – 4/29/23, Canemah Bluff, Oregon City

Thimbleberry – 6/3/23, Buck Creek Trail, Husem, WA

Large-flower hawksbeard – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District

Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta) – 5/13/23, Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, Sherwood

Hairy Indian paintbrush (Castilleja tenuis) – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman

Paintbrush – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman

– 6/3/23, Buck Creek Trail, Husem, WA

Cobwebby paintbrush (Castilleja arachnoidea) – 7/31/23, Rim Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Yellow Wallowa Indian paintbrush (Castilleja chrysantha) – 8/15/23, Lookingglass Lake Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Rosy paintbrush – 8/16/23, Tombstone Lake Trail, Eagle Cap WildernessFph

Indian warrior (Pedicularis densiflora) – 5/2/23, Cathedral Hills, Grants Pass (first time seeing)

Inside-out flower – 7/4/23, Natural Rock Arch Trail, Santiam State Forest

Jaccob’s ladder – 8/16/23, West Eagle Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Larkspur – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Larkspur – 5/1/23, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, BLM Medford District

Red larkspur – 5/1/23, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, BLM Medford District (first time seeing)

Tall mountain larkspur – 8/14/23, Main Eagle Creek Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Dwarf lupine – 7/8/23, Santiam Wagon Road, Willamette National Forest

Miniature lupine – 5/2/2023, Sterling Mine Ditch Trail System, BLM Medford District

Lupine – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District

Lupine (non-native colors) – 5/13/23, Graham Oaks Nature Park, Wilsonville

Flax – 5/30/23, Riley Ranch Preserve, Bend

Coiled lousewort – 8/16/23, Tombstone Lake Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Sickletop lousewort – 8/16/23, West Eagle Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Sea blush (plectritis) – 4/29/23, Canemah Bluff, Oregon City

Longhorn plectritis – 5/30/23, Riley Ranch Preserve, Bend

White mariposa lily – 8/14/23, Main Eagle Creek Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Sagebrush mariposa lily – 6/14/23, Eureka Bar, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

Mariposa lily (possibly a white sagebrush) – 6/14/23, Eureka Bar, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

Sub-alpine mariposa lilies – 6/3/23, Buck Creek Trail, Husem, WA

Tolmie’s mariposa lily – 5/3/23, Dollar Mountain, Grants Pass

Manyflower tonella – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman

Small-flowered tonella – 4/29/23, Canemah Bluff, Oregon City (first time seeing)

Lewis monkefylower – 7/30/23, Plaikni Falls Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Monkeyflower – 5/1/23, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, BLM Medford District

Monkeyflower – 6/3/23, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Trout Lake, WA

Milk kelloggia (Kelloggia galioides) – 7/31/23, Garfield Peak Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Monkshood – 7/30/23, Plaikni Falls Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Moth mullein (non-native) – 6/14/23, Imnaha Trail, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

Mountain heather – 8/5/23, Timberline Trail, Mt. Hood Wilderness

Mock orange – 7/4/23, North Santiam Park, Mill City

Mountain ash – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Showy milkweed – 6/14/23, Eureka Bar, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

Western clematis – 6/16/23, Trail 1890, Hells Canyon Wilderness

Western blue clematis – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Nightshade (non-native) – 6/14/23, Imnaha Trail, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

A knotweed? – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman

Shasta knotweed – 7/31/23, Rim Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Nettle-leaf giant hyssop – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman

Nuttal’s linanthus – 8/15/23 Bear Lake Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

One-sided wintergreen – 7/29/23, Stuart Falls Trail, Sky Lakes Wilderness

Wintergreen – 7/30/23, Plaikni Falls Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Orange agoseris – 7/15/23, Sheepshead Rock, Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness

Partridgefoot – 7/31/23, Garfield Peak Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Pearly everlasting – 7/29/23, Stuart Falls Trail, Sky Lakes Wilderness

Granite prickley-phlox – 7/31/23, Garfield Peak Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Phlox – 5/4/23, Little Falls Trail Loop, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

Showy phlox – 5/4/23, Eight Dollar Mountain Boardwalk, BLM Grants Pass Resource Area

Slender phlox – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Phlox – 7/31/23, Rim Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Phlox? – 6/14/23, Eureka Bar, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

Penstemons is another genus that I have a really hard time telling apart.
Woodland beardtongue – 7/4/23, Rockytop Trail, Santiam State Forest

Globe penstemon – 8/15/23 Bear Lake Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Royal? penstemon – 5/30/23, Riley Ranch Preserve, Bend

Finetooth? penstemon – 6/3/23, Buck Creek Trail, Husem, WA

Shrubby penstemon – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Wilcox’s? penstemon – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Scabland penstemon – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Unknown penstemon – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman

Glaucous? beardtongue – 7/4/23, Niagra Heights Road, Santiam State Forest

Silverleaf phacelia – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District

Threadleaf phacelia – 5/30/23, Riley Ranch Preserve, Bend

A phacelia? – 8/16/23, Tombstone Lake Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Pinedrop – 7/22/23, Metolius River Trail, Deschutes National Forest

Prairie smoke – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman

Prickly pear cactus – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman (first time seeing)

Prince’s pine – 7/8/23, Santiam Wagon Road, Willamette National Forest

Pussypaws – 7/8/23, Santiam Wagon Road, Willamette National Forest

Pussytoes – 7/30/23, Crater Peak Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Rosy pussytoes – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Queen’s cup – 7/15/23, Old Baldy Trail, Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness

Ragwort (non-native) – 8/26/23, Fort Yamhill State Heritage Area, Grand Ronde

Wild rose – 6/3/23, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Trout Lake, WA

Rose campion (non-native) – 6/16/23, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Wallow-Whitman National Forest

Rough eyelashweed – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District

Sagebrush false dandelion – 7/30/23, Crater Peak Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Sandwort – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

A saxifrage – 7/4/23, Niagra Heights Road, Santiam State Forest

A saxifrage – 7/15/23, Sheepshead Rock, Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness

A saxifrage – 7/31/23, Rim Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Silvery raillardella – 7/31/23, Rim Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Scarlet gilia – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman

Scarlet fritillary – 5/2/2023, Sterling Mine Ditch Trail System, BLM Medford District

Siskiyou fritillary – 5/3/23, Limpy Botanical Trail, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

Self-heal – 6/25/23, North Umpqua Trail, BLM Roseburg District

Shooting star – 5/2/23, Cathedral Hills, Grants Pass

Scouler’s woollyweed – 7/29/23, Stuart Falls Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Silvercrown – 5/3/23, Dollar Mountain, Grants Pass

Skullcap – 5/2/23, Cathedral Hills, Grants Pass

Skunk cabbage – 4/15/23, Enchanted Valley, Siuslaw National Forest

Douglas spirea – 10/7/2023, Sturgis Fork Trail, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

Mountain spirea – 7/4/23, Niagra Heights Road, Santiam State Forest

White spirea – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Spreading dogbane – 7/22/23, Metolius River Trail, Deschutes National Forest

St. John’s wort (non-native) – 6/14/23, Imnaha Trail, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

Solomonseal – 5/27/23, Blowout Arm, Detroit Lake

Star-flower solomonseal – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Star flower – 5/13/23, Cooper Mountain Nature Park, Beaverton

Sticky purple geranium – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Tasselflower brickellbush – 8/14/23, Main Eagle Creek Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Tiger lily – 7/4/23, Rockytop Trail, Santiam State Forest

Leopard lilies – 7/29/23, Stuart Falls Trail, Sky Lakes Wilderness

Toothwort – 4/15/23, Enchanted Valley, Siuslaw National Forest

Trillium – 4/15/23, Enchanted Valley, Siuslaw National Forest

Giant white wakerobin – 5/2/23, Cathedral Hills, Grants Pass

Twinflower – 7/8/23, Santiam Wagon Road, Willamette National Forest

Thistle (wavy-leaf?) – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Thistle (Palouse?) – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Snowy thistle – 6/24/23, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, Wild Rogue Wilderness

Thistle (Canadian? if so non-native) – 6/25/23, North Umpqua Trail, BLM Roseburg District

Stonecrop – 7/30/23, Crater Peak Trail, Crater Lake National Park

Stonecrop – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Stonecrop – 8/16/23, Tombstone Lake Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Valerian – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Goosefoot violet – 5/27/23, Metolius Preserve, Camp Sherman

Hookedspur violet – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Marsh violet – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Violet – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Violet – 4/15/23, Enchanted Valley, Siuslaw National Forest

Violet – 6/3/23, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Trout Lake, WA

Violets – 5/4/23, Little Falls Trail Loop, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

Wedgeleaf violet – 5/4/23, Eight Dollar Mountain Boardwalk, BLM Grants Pass Resource Area

Wallflower – 5/30/23, Riley Ranch Preserve, Bend

Western meadowrue – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Western snakeroot – 8/16/23, West Eagle Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

White-stemmed frasera – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Woodland-stars – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness

Yarrow – 6/14/23, Eureka Bar, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

Youth-on-age – 4/29/23, Canemah Bluff, Oregon City

Common bugloss (non-native) – 6/14/23, Eureka Bar, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

White campion (non-native) – 6/14/23, Eureka Bar, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

Unknown – 7/4/23, Rockytop Trail, Santiam State Forest

Unknown – 8/5/23, McNeil Point scramble trail, Mt. Hood Wilderness

Best guess is a popcorn flower but? – 6/3/23, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Trout Lake, WA

Unknown, possibly non-native – 6/15/23, Nee-Mee-Poo National Historic Trail, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

Unknown, possibly non-native – 6/13/23, Iwetemlaykin State Heritage Site, Joseph

Unknown, probably non-native – 6/14/23, Imnaha Trail, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

Unknown, probably non-native – 8/26/23, Old Growth Cedar Trail, Rockaway Beach

The last flower we saw was a non-native in December.
Unkown. probably non-native – 12/16/23, Mt. Tabor Nature Park, Portland

Tags California darlingtonia, hiking, Indian warrior, larkspur, lily, lupine, Oregon wildflowers, paintbrush, Washington, wildflowers

Hiking Oregon Washington Year-end wrap up

The Hikes of 2023 – A Look Back

Post author By derwoodynck
Post date January 15, 2024
No Comments on The Hikes of 2023 – A Look Back

2023 was another unique year of hiking for us. I made it outside for hikes on 62 days while Heather managed to join me, at least in part on 58 of those days. We set off from 109 trailheads and 5 times from our tent which was the highest number of starting points for us in a given year. While the 62 days marked my second highest number of days spent hiking the 608.5 miles hiked was just the 8th most miles in a year. In other words, 2023 was the year of shorter, multiple stop days allowing us to visit a good number of different trails.

In fact, our shortest hike was just over a quarter mile at Nesika Park in Lincoln City (post) while my longest hike was a 17.7 mile out-and-back up and over Mt. Hebo (post).

This year we visited city, county, and national parks as well as state and national forests. We also made it to a national monument and a national volcanic monument. We spent time at six national wildlife refuges and a couple days hiking in privately held nature preserves. Seventeen hikes took us into ten different designated wilderness areas. We truly are blessed to live in a region with so many options and so much variety.

While we continue to focus on hikes that we have not done before we spent a higher percentage of our time hiking in Oregon than typical this year. We spent just three days in Washington, none in California, and for only the second time hiked a trail in Idaho along the Snake River. That being said only 17 of our days brought us to a trail we’d hiked in a previous year and none of the hikes were an exact repeat of one we’d done before.

Our most northern hike was in Washington on the Boundary Trail North of Mt. St. Helens (post).

I would have guessed our Eastern most hike was the one in Idaho, but it was actually another stop we made that same day on the Oregon side of the Snake River (post).

While we didn’t hike in California this year our Southernmost hike at Tanner Lakes saw us briefly drive through part of the State to reach the trailhead (post).
Peaks in California from Tanner Mountain.

Once again our Western most hike was near the Pacific Ocean, but it wasn’t one of our beach hikes, it was actually slightly inland at Cape Mountain near Florence (post).
The Pacific Ocean from Cape Mountain.

In general the weather was good this year, almost too good, as drought conditions have been an issue. Aside from getting caught in a heavy thunderstorm at Cathedral Hills (post) precipitation was almost non-existent. Clouds and fog were also not much of an issue this year, with a trip to Mt. Hood (post) being the only day where our views were impacted by either of these. It wasn’t all clear views though as persistent smoke, first from wildfires in Canada then fires in California and Southern Oregon left most views with at least a hint of haze seemingly the entire year.

Our biggest accomplishment this year was reaching our goal of hiking all 100 featured hikes in one of William L. Sullivan’s
“100 Hikes/Travel Guide Southern Oregon & Northern California” edition 4.2 (post). During an October trip to Grants Pass we checked off the final hikes with the last being a visit to Babyfoot Lake in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness (post).

I hope to get our usual wildlife and flower galleries out at some point over the next couple of months, but I’ll leave this post with some of 2023 highlights.

Friends of Wildwoods Trail – Lincoln City, OR (January)

Talking Water Gardens – Albany, OR (April)

Whiskey Creek – Rogue River National Recreation Trail, OR (May)

Wagner Butte from the Sterling Mine Ditch Trail – Southern Oregon (May)

Illinois River from the Kerby Flat Trail – Southern Oregon (May)

Mt. Hood from the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge – Sherwood, OR (May)

Deschutes River from the Criterion Tract – Central Oregon (May)

Mt. Adams from Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge – Washington (June)

Hat Rock – Hat Rock State Park, OR (June)

View from the Imnaha River Trail – Eagle Cap Wilderness, OR (June)

Pond at Iwetemlaykin State Heritage Site – Joseph, OR (June)

Snake River at Eureka Bar, OR (June)

Buckhorn Lookout, OR (June)

Blossom Bar – Rogue River, OR (June)

North Bank Habitat – Roseburg, OR (June)

Natural Rock Arch – Niagra, OR (July)

Mt. Jefferson and Three Fingered Jack from Sand Mountain – Willamette National Forest, OR (July)

Stuart Falls – Sky Lakes Wilderness, OR (July)

Plaikni Falls – Crater Lake National Park, OR (August)

View from Crater Peak – Crater Lake National Park, OR (August)

Crater Lake from the Cleetwood Cove Trail – Crater Lake National Park, OR (August)

Oregon Trail replica wagon – Baker City, OR (August)

Eagle Cap Wilderness, OR (August)

View from the Bear Lake Trail – Eagle Cap Wilderness, OR (August)

Tombstone Lake – Eagle Cap Wilderness, OR (August)

Traverse Lake – Eagle Cap Wilderness, OR (August)

Rockaway Beach Cedar Preserve Boardwalk – Rockaway Beach, OR (August)

Dry River Canyon – Central Oregon (September)

Kurmbo Reservoir – Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR (September)

Seven Lakes Basin – Sky Lakes Wilderness, OR (September)

Sisi Butte Lookout – Mt. Hood National Forest, OR (September)

Olallie Butte from Lower Lake – Mt. Hood National Forest, OR (September)

Rock spire along the Castle Canyon Trail – Mt. Hood Wilderness, OR (September)

Sun rays at Strom Boulder Ridge – Burnt Woods, OR (September)

Bondary Trail above Sturgis Fork – Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest (October)

Lake Mountain Trail heading toward the taller Mount Elijah – Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve (October)

Tanner Lake – Red Buttes Wilderness, OR (October)

Grayback Mountain snow shelter – Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest (October)

Babyfoot Lake – Kalmiopsis Wilderness, OR (October)

Vivian Lake – Diamond Peak Wilderness, OR (October)

Pool Creek Falls – Willamette National Forest, OR (October)

Tunnel Beach – Oceanside, OR (October)

D River – Lincoln City, OR (November)

Mt. Hood through the shelter on Scouters Mountain – Portland, OR (December)

Hidden Falls – Hidden Valley, OR (December)

Unfortunately, not everything was blue skies in 2023.
At the end of the year I retired my favorite hiking T-shirt after eight years. We’d found some Marvel T-shirts at Target in late 2014/early 2015 in their active wear section made of wicking material. I picked up a Punisher shirt for less than $20.00. Over the next 8+ years I wore that T-shirt on at least 85% of our hikes. That works out to over 450 outings and over 5000 miles. We’ve never been able to locate another like it that wasn’t at least part cotton. It was stretched out and had developed several holes of the last couple of years, but it performed admirably.

More disappointing was the closure of our local (and go to) outdoor store, Salem Summit in July. They closed their doors after 11+ years. It was a big loss for us and the Salem outdoor community, but we are grateful for all the help and support that Al and the staff provided through those years.

California Hiking Oregon Washington Year-end wrap up

Progress Report – 500 “Featured Hikes” – January 2024 Update

Post author By derwoodynck
Post date January 1, 2024
17 Comments on Progress Report – 500 “Featured Hikes” – January 2024 Update

In 2019 we posted about our goal to complete 500 “featured” hikes from William L. Sullivan’s “100 hikes” guidebook series. The following year we finished the first of the five guidebooks (post) and followed that up by completing two more in 2021 (post). That left us with just the Eastern Oregon and Southern Oregon/Northern California books to complete. In 2022 we managed to make significant progress on the hikes to the south by checking off 28 featured hikes from the southern book, but just 6 featured hikes in the eastern book (post). That left us with a reasonable shot at completing the southern book in 2023.

We began the year with the remaining 19 southern hikes on the calendar along with 8 more eastern hikes. As is usually the case things did not go exactly as planned. Two of the hikes we’d planned during our first trip to Grants Pass in May were inaccessible due to lingering snow, but we were able to push them both back to later dates and complete them later in the year. We completed our 99th and 100th featured hikes on 10/09/2023 (post).

Then on our first tip to Eastern Oregon in June resulted in our deciding to switch the version of Sullivan’s book from the 3rd edition to his more recent “100 Hikes Eastern Oregon” 1st edition. (The edition numbers reset when Sullivan changed the title from 100 Hikes/Travel Guide simply to 100 Hikes.) The switch was prompted by us not feeling comfortable with, or having the time to make, the drive to Dug Bar (post). Dug Bar had been removed as a featured hike in the newer 1st edition, along with a few others, so making the switch allowed us to avoid that drive. The tradeoff was needing to return to Steens Mountain in SE Oregon to hike one of the new featured trails at Threemile Canyon, a mere 350 miles from Salem. At least that trailhead was located along a paved highway though. We rearranged some hikes in both 2023 and future years to move up the new featured hikes and were back on track. We wound up completing 10 featured hikes instead of 8 from the eastern book, but after subtracting the 6 former 3rd edition featured hikes that we’d completed, and adding one new featured hike that we’d already completed we ended the year up only 5 from the end of 2022 (84 vs 79).

Here is where we now stand at the end of 2023, having been on 484 of the 500 featured hikes:

100/100 – “100 Hikes in the Central Oregon Cascades” 4th Edition 2012 (post)

100/100 – “100 Hikes/Travel Guide Oregon Coast & Coast Range” 3rd Edition 2009 (post)

100/100 – “100 Hikes/Travel Guide Northwest Oregon & Southwest Washington” 4th Edition 2018 (post)

100/100 – “100 Hikes/Travel Guide Southern Oregon & Northern California” Edition 4.2 2021 (post)

84/100 – “100 Hikes: Eastern Oregon” 1st Edition 2015

With just 16 more hikes to check off to complete our goal we are on track to finish the final hike in August 2024 somewhere in the Wallowa Mountains. Happy Trails!

Tags 100 Hikes, hiking, Oregon, William L Sullivan

Hiking Oregon Year-end wrap up

2022 Waterfalls

The 2022 hiking season wound up being full of waterfalls. That wasn’t necessarily the plan at the beginning of the year but when Heather’s season was cut short I wound up doing three waterfall filled hikes on top of several waterfall hikes we’d done earlier in the year. By the end of the year we’d seen 50+ named waterfalls and 20 unnamed cascades. That seems like enough to warrant a post so here are the waterfalls and cascades that we saw throughout the year.

Starting with the unnamed cascades were a pair of small drops near the Nehalem Divide Railroad Tunnel.