2024 was a big year for us hiking wise. It wasn’t the number of hikes (55 days on trail) or mileage (496.8), but the culmination of an eight-year goal to complete all 100 hikes from a single edition of William L. Sullivan’s five regional guidebooks (post).
With our focus set on finishing the Eastern Oregon book, and in the process the 500 hikes, we primarily stuck to Oregon this year. In order to complete that goal we took three separate trips to NE Oregon and one to Central Oregon. We did spend three days hiking in Washington but failed to make it to California or Idaho this year. We also only spent four days hiking in Southern Oregon in 2024.
Our easternmost hike was at Hat Point, Oregon above Hells Canyon (post).
Our southernmost hike was an overnight trip in the Sky Lakes Wilderness (post).
As always seems to be the case our westernmost hike involved the Pacific Ocean, this time at Crescent Beach (post).
Finally, our northernmost hike was during the same day as our westernmost hike. After visiting Crescent Beach we drove north to Oregon’s Fort Stevens State Park for a hike which was further north than any of the hikes we did in Washington this year.
As mentioned above there were 55 days spent hiking which included a total of 84 stops. Twenty of the stops involved trails that we’d hiked before but none of these were exact repeats. Out of the 496.8 miles 75.4 were repeated from previous years.
One unique aspect to this year was relying on different forms of transportation for two of the hikes.
In July we took the Wallowa Lake Tramway up Mount Howard (post).
In August we traveled by boat to Wizard Island in Crater Lake National Park (post).
We were fortunate to have good weather for most of the year. It got damp at the end of October and stayed that way for most of the remainder of the year, but our November vacation took us to Disneyland (post) where the weather was close to perfect. That was our first non-hiking (albeit a lot of walking) vacation since 2012.
While weather wasn’t an issue, wildfires were. In particular smoke from a record setting 1,937,512 burned acres beginning with the Little Yamsay Fire in April. The fires really took off in July and the fire season wasn’t officially declared over until October 28th.
The Town Gulch Fire near Carson, OR was dangerously close to blocking our access to one of the featured hikes we needed to do to finish our goal (post).
Here are a some of our favorite sights from the previous year.
January – Corvallis to Sea Trail
February – Sunrise from Maple Creek Road
March – Mary’s Peak from Fitton Green
April – Bridal Veil Falls
May – Fishhawk Falls
May – Willow Creek Trail
May – Juniper Hills Preserve (The trails here were/are closed so we simply parked along the road and took pictures.)
May – Madison Butte
June – Cook Hill
June – Deception Butte Trail
June – Mt. Adams from Big Huckleberry Mountain
June – Grasshopper Meadow (Unfortunately this area burned by the Young Grasshopper Fire in September.)
July – Horsepasture Mountain
July – Nasty Rock Trail
July – Lower Bonny Lake
July – Minam Lake
July – Mount Howard
August – The Pinnacles
August – Downing Creek Falls
August – Schneider Cabin
August – Pine Lakes Trail
August – Laverty Lake
August – Aneroid Lake
September – Hidden Lake
September – Mt. Jefferson from Sprague Lake
September – Black Wolf Meadows
October – White River Canyon
October – Kinzel Lake
October – Sawtooth Trail
October – William L. Finely National Wildlife Refuge
October – Gold Lake Shelter
November – Silver Falls State Park
December – McKenzie River Trail
We couldn’t have asked for much more out of this year’s hikes and for the first time in eight years we don’t have any specific hiking goals that we are working on. Our focus will remain on visiting trails that we still haven’t hiked as well as expanding the areas we’ve visited. Happy Trails!
Looking down at the pullout from the PCT on the way back.
Phantom orchid
Spotted coralroot
Finetooth beardtongue
Mt. Hood through a window in the trees.
Finetooth beardtongue along the trail.
White spiraea
Bluehead gilia
Paintbrush
Some yellow balsamroot along the trail.
Columbine
Inside-out flower
Queen’s cup
Bunchberry
Vanilla leaf
Arnica
Approaching the landslide area.
Starting at the green up to the left is Augspurger Mountain (
Mt. Hood from the viewpoint.
Lomatium, bluehead gilia, and arrowleaf buckwheat in the bowl.
Honeysuckle
Wild onion mixed in with bluehead gilia.
Bluehead gilia
Lupine
Catchfly
Arnica and beargrass in the forest.
Nearing one of the little meadows.
Sub-alpine mariposa lilies
Bluehead gilia
Sub-alpine mariposa lilies
A closer look shows why these are also known as cat’s ear lilies.
Buckwheat
Onion
Bastard toadflax behind a cat’s ear lily.
Rosy pussytoes
Yarrow
Looking back from the meadow.
I believe these are some type of microseris.
Boundary sign for the 
Broadleaf arnica
Star-flowered false solomonseal
The Cedar Creek Trail coming up from the right.
Anemones
Wallflower
White groundsel
Cliff beardtongue
Cliff beardtongue
Wild rose
Larkspur
Mt. Hood from the viewpoint.
Spotted coralroot
Oregon sunshine and wild onions
Chickweed
Arriving at another small clearing with flowers.
Phlox, penstemon, lomatium, onion, and mariposa lilies.
Another little meadow.
Larkspur and balsamroot
This was the only time we spotted Mt. St. Helens on the hike.
Mt. Adams from the former lookout site.
There was a lot of phlox in bloom.
Table Mountain (
Mt. Hood
Mt. Hood with Mt. Jefferson behind to the right.
Balsamroot and groundsel
Mt. Adams
Phlox
Paintbrush and cliff beardtongue
Another view of Mt. Hood.
Sandwort
Chickweed
Balsamroot
Some of the smaller flowers present on the summit.
Finetooth beardtongue
Wallflower
Wild onion
The end of the ridge is about three quarters of a mile from the lookout site.
Heather on the outcrop.
Painted lady
Larkspur
Swallowtail
Chickweed in some phlox.
Wallflower
Colubmine
Bluehead gilia
Beargrass along the PCT.
Heading down to the trailhead.
The trailhead is just a large gravel pullout along Cook-Underhill Road.
There is no parking for the trail anywhere along Jackson Rd.
Ookow surrounded by poison oak.
Mt. Defiance (
Large-flower triteleia
Monkeyflower along the road.
Ookow
Small waterfall through the vegetation.
The first of two crossings of this unnamed creek.
There was a lot of spotted coralroot along the road.
Most of the trees had been cleared from the road, those that remained were easily stepped over.
Anemones
The second creek crossing.
Lupine
White groundsel
Small spring near the junction with the start of the loop.
Reeder mentioned a rock cairn at the start of the loop which was still present, but now there were signs too.
Going counterclockwise seemed to be preferred direction based on trip reports. This was also the shorter distance to the summit at 1.6-miles.
The clockwise sign listed the summit as 2.8-miles away in that direction.
Arriving at the lower meadow.
Balsamroot
Groundsel and balsamroot
Lupine
Death camas
The rocks up ahead made for some nice seats to take in the view from.
Mt. Hood peaking over the ridge to the left with Mt. Defiance to the right.
Mt. Hood
Vanilla leaf
Starflower
Fairybells
The start of the long upper meadow.
Larkspur
Violets
Slender phlox and blue-eyed Mary
Phlox
Balsamroot surrounded by larkspur and coastal manroot.
Coastal manroot
Groundsel
Dog Mountain from the meadow.
Chocolate lily
This was the closest lupine to blooming in the upper meadow.
Chickweed
Oregon sunshine yet to boom.
Mt. Hood from the meadow.
Woodland stars, larkspur, and lomatium.
Yellow buttercups lining the trail.
Mt. Hood and Mt. Defiance
Mt. Hood
Mt. Defiance
Alpine pennycress
Larkspur and lomatium
Chocolate lily eating a buttercup.
Largeleaf sandwort
The final stretch of the upper meadow.
Violets
Phlox
Dog Mountain
Mt. Hood and Mt. Defiance from the upper meadow.
Table Mountain (
Phlox, paintbrush, and lomatium
Mt. Adams from between trees.
Arnica
The final stretch of the steep descent was through this forest with no understory.
Vine maple overhanging the trail.
It’s hard to tell from the photo but these were huge paintbrushes.
Another view of Mt. Hood and Mt. Defiance.
Dogwood
Trillium
The first tower.
Looking toward Mt. Adams from beneath the powerlines.
Mt. Adams
Wind Mountain (
The faint roadbed heading left back toward the forest.
Wild ginger
Candyflower
The trail passed under a talus slope where a fair number of flowers were present.
Lupine and yarrow
Stonecrop
Bee visiting penstemon.
The talus slope.
Descending to the junction.
Ookow and bachelor buttons along the trail.
Bachelor button
Heather spotted this arctic skipper on some vetch.
Clarkia. It wasn’t open yet when we’d passed by in the morning.
There were a lot of phantom orchids starting along the lower portion of the hike, but this was the only one with any flowers opened.
Cook-Underhill Road from Jackson Road.
The brown strip in the grass near the center of the photo is the trail.
The trail entering the woods.
Pointer for Lower Archer Falls.
Bridges over Gable Creek.
Big Doug Bridge (Jan 23) over Archer Creek.
Archer Creek
After crossing the creek the trail did a short climb gaining approximately 150′ of elevation.
Trillium along the trail.
One of several of these style bridges on the way to the falls.
The “sketchy” bridge. It felt pretty solid underfoot, but the rail seemed ornamental only.
The final footbridge before the falls.
Steps leading up from Lower Archer Falls.
Trillium
Scouler’s corydalis
Bleeding heart
Salmonberry
Fairy bell
Fringecup
The start of the loop.
The trail loops around a former apple orchard.
Apple blossoms
A spur trail leading down to the Columbia River.
Devil’s Rest and Multnomah Falls (
Multnomah Falls
Yellow-rumped warbler.
The quarry later in the morning.
Pullout at the actual trailhead.
The Wind Mountain Trail at the trailhead.
Slender toothwort
Trillium
Red flowering currant
Close up of red flowering currant
Pioneer violet
Fairy slipper
Blue-eyed Mary
The spur trail down to the outcrop.
Serviceberry
Augspurger Mountain (
Dog Mountain (
Largeleaf sandwort
Talus slope on Wind Mountain.
Slender toothwort along the trail.
One of the signs near the summit.
Interpretive sign with a map of the areas open to hikers.
Trillium
View west down the Columbia River. Hamilton Mountain (
Mt. Defiance (
Vision quest pits on Wind Mountain.
Mt. Adams beyond Augspurger Mountain.
Mt. Adams
Looking across the Columbia River.
The first split where we went right.
To continue on the counterclockwise loop we should have turned right at the junction ahead.
We turned right at the junction now doing the loop clockwise.
Coming up on one of the picnic tables along the loop.
The Columbia River from the picnic table.
Horsetail Falls (
Chipping sparrow
White-crowned sparrow
Bleeding heart and fringecup
The cedar grove
Completing the first loop.
Spider on perriwinkle
Kiosk at Doetsch Ranch.
Beacon Rock (
Beacon Rock and Hamilton Mountain.
Coming up on the other parking area.
Woodward Creek
Fairy bells, vine maple, and fringecup
Columbian larkspur
Trillium and voilets
Checker (chocolate) lilies
Bleeding heart
This was just one part of the best display of chocolate lilies we’d ever seen.
There were a couple of lilies with this coloration which was new to us.
Riddle Lake
Dropping down to the River to Rock Trailhead.
Looking back up the River to Rock Trail.
Passing back by the large patch of chocolate lilies.
Our first butterfly of 2024, an echo azure.
Completing the loop.
St. Cloud and Lower Archer Falls
Wind Mountain
Sams-Walker
Doetsch Ranch
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 – 6/3/23, 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
Hermit thrush – 2/11/23, Council Crest Park, Portland
Pied billed grebe – 3/19/23, Minto-Brown Island Park, Salem
Ring-necked duck – 3/25/23, Minto-Brown Island Park, Salem
Bufflehead – 3/25/23, Minto-Brown Island Park, Salem
Sparrow – 3/25/23, Minto-Brown Island Park, Salem
Lesser goldfinch – 4/8/23, Minto-Brown Island Park, Salem
Ruby-crowned kinglet? – 4/8/23, Minto-Brown Island Park, Salem
Egret – 4/8/23, Minto-Brown Island Park, Salem
Marsh wren – 4/13/23, Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Rickreall
Geese, I believe both cackling and Canada – 4/13/23, Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Rickreall
California quail – 4/13/23, Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Rickreall
Northern shoveler – 4/13/23, Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Rickreall
Western meadowlark (Oregon’s state bird) – 4/13/23, Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Rickreall
Red-winged blackbird – 4/13/23, Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Rickreall
Ruddy duck – 4/13/23, Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Rickreall
Savannah sparrow – 4/13/23, Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Rickreall
Gold-crowned sparrow – 4/14/23, Minto-Brown Island Park, Salem
Red-breasted sapsuckers – 4/14/23, Minto-Brown Island Park, Salem
Hummingbird (Rufous?) – 4/14/23, Minto-Brown Island Park, Salem
Orange-crowned warbler – 4/14/23, Minto-Brown Island Park, Salem
Dark-eyed junco – 4/14/23, Minto-Brown Island Park, Salem
Northern flicker – 4/14/23, Minto-Brown Island Park, Salem
Turkey vulture – 4/14/23, Minto-Brown Island Park, Salem
Warbler? – 4/22/23, Dave Clark Riverfront Path, Albany
Osprey – 4/22/23, Dave Clark Riverfront Path, Albany
Cormorant – 4/22/23, Dave Clark Riverfront Path, Albany
Red-winged blackbird (female) – 4/22/23, Talking Water Gardens, Albany
Green-winged teal – 4/22/23, Talking Water Gardens, Albany
Yellow-rumped warbler (Audubon’s) – 4/22/23, Talking Water Gardens, Albany
Black phoebe – 4/22/23, Talking Water Gardens, Albany
Acorn woodpecker – 4/22/23, Talking Water Gardens, Albany
Hawk – 4/22/23, Talking Water Gardens, Albany
Mallards – 4/22/23, Talking Water Gardens, Albany
Chickadee (chestnut-backed?) – 4/22/23, Talking Water Gardens, Albany
Nashville warbler – 4/29/23, Canemah Bluff Nature Park, Oregon City
Bewick’s wren – 4/29/23, Canemah Bluff Nature Park, Oregon City
House finches – 4/29/23, Canemah Bluff Nature Park, Oregon City
Spotted towhee – 4/29/23 Newell Creek Canyon Nature Park, Oregon City
Common mergansers – 5/1/23, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, BLM Medford District
Bullock’s oriole – 5/1/23, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, BLM Medford District
American robin – 5/1/23, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, BLM Medford District
Greater yellowlegs – 5/13/23, Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, Sherwood
Mourning dove – 5/13/23, Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, Sherwood
Gadwall – 5/13/23, Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, Sherwood
Killdeer – 5/13/23, Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, Sherwood
Cinnamon teal – 5/13/23, Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, Sherwood
Anna’s hummingbird – 5/13/23, Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, Sherwood
American kestral – 5/13/23, Graham Oaks Nature Park, Wilsonville
European starling – 5/13/23, Graham Oaks Nature Park, Wilsonville
Wood duck – 5/23/23, Stigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Washougal, WA
Belted kingfisher – 5/23/23, Stigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Washougal, WA
American goldfinch – 5/23/23, Stigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Washougal, WA
Spotted sandpiper – 5/23/23, Stigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Washougal, WA
Purple martin – 5/23/23, Stigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Washougal, WA
Common yellowthroat – 5/23/23, Stigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Washougal, WA
American bittern – 5/23/23, Stigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Washougal, WA
Lark sparrow – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District
Horned lark – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District
Mountain bluebird – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District
Black-headed grosbeak – 5/29/23, Riley Ranch Preserve, Bend
Lewis’s woodpecker – 5/29/23, Tumalo State Park, Bend
Magpie – 5/29/23, Tumalo State Park, Bend
Black-headed cowbird – 5/29/23, Tumalo State Park, Bend
Tree swallow – 5/29/23, Tumalo State Park, Bend
Pygmy nuthatch? – 5/29/23, Tumalo State Park, Bend
Lazuli bunting – 6/3/23, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Trout Lake, WA
Yellow warbler – 6/3/23, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Trout Lake, WA
Western bluebird – 6/3/23, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Trout Lake, WA
Sandhill cranes – 6/3/23, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Trout Lake, WA
Warbling vireo – 6/3/23, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Trout Lake, WA
Raven – 6/11/23, Lewis & Clark Trail, Hermiston
Eastern kingbird – 6/11/23, Lewis & Clark Trail, Hermiston
Caspian tern – 6/11/23, Lewis & Clark Trail, Hermiston
Geese – 6/11/23, Hat Rock State Park, Hermiston
Cliff swallows – 6/14/23, Imnaha Trail, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
Hawk – 6/14/23, Imnaha Trail, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
Common nighthawk – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Chipping sparrow – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Cassin’s finch – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Western wood pee-wee – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Western tanager – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Red-eyed vireo – 6/16/23, Trail 1890, Hells Canyon Wilderness
Bushtit – 6/24/23, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, Wild Rogue Wilderness
Macgillivray’s warbler? – 6/25/23, North Umpqua Trail, BLM Roseburg District
Woodpecker – 6/25/23, North Umpqua Trail, BLM Roseburg District
Hawk – 6/25/23, North Bank Habitat, BLM Roseburg District
White-crowned sparrow – 7/1/23, Boundary Trail, Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
Cedar waxwings – 7/1/23, Boundary Trail, Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
Ouzel – 7/22/23, Metolius River Trail, Deschutes National Forest
Sooty grouse – 7/22/23, Metolius River Trail, Deschutes National Forest
Canada jay – 8/5/23, Timberline Trail, Mt. Hood Wilderness
Wilson’s warbler? – 8/29/23, Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Cloverdale
Clark’s nutcrakcer – 9/2/23, Dry River Canyon, BLM Prineville District
Great horned owl – 9/3/23, P Ranch, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
Western grebe – 9/3/23, Krumbo Reservoir, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
Unidentified bird – 9/3/23, Krumbo Reservoir, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
White-faced ibis – 9/3/23, Cental Patrol Road, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
Ring-necked pheasant – 9/3/23, Central Patrol Road, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
Townsends solitaire – 9/4/23 Fryrear Canyon, BLM Prineville District
Rock wren? – 9/4/23 Fryrear Canyon, BLM Prineville District
Mountain chickadee – 9/4/23 Fryrear Canyon, BLM Prineville District
Black-backed woodpecker – 9/9/23, Pacific Crest Trail, Sky Lakes Wilderness
American pipit – 9/9/23, Devil’s Peak, Sky Lakes Wilderness
Golden eye – 9/16/23, Fish Lake, Mt. Hood National Forest
White-breasted nuthatch – 9/16/23, Fish Lake Trail, Mt. Hood National Forest
Stellar’s jay – 9/30/23, Big Creek Park, Newport
Red-tailed hawk – 9/30/23, Strom Boulder Ridge, Burnt Woods
Varied thrush – 10/9/23, Babyfoot Lake Trail, Kalmiopsis Wilderness
Seagull – 10/28/23, Oceanside Beach, Oceanside
Great blue heron – 10/28/23, Oceanside Beach, Oceanside
Red-throated loon – 10/28/23, Pacific Ocean, Oceanside
Bald eagle – 10/28/23, Tillamook Wetlands, Tillamook
Hawk – 10/28/23, Tillamook Wetlands, Tillamook
Hooded merganser – 11/18/23, D River, Lincoln City
Crows – 11/18/23, Siletz Bay, Lincoln City
Brown pelicans – 11/18/23, Siletz Bay, Lincoln City
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 – 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (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
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
Unkown. probably non-native – 12/16/23, Mt. Tabor Nature Park, Portland
While the loop did come in at 2.5-miles it was a little over 3/4 of a mile to the Boundary Trail.
Lupine
One of several ponds along the trail.
A “Student Stop” marker surrounded by dwarf lupine. We aren’t sure what the these meant or what program they are related to.
An interpretive sign along the trail facing some of the hummocks.
Penstemon
Mt. St. Helens as we neared the Boundary Trail junction.
Trail guide marker #3 and an interpretive sign at the junction.
The lower left map shows the current closure area and open trails. In a nutshell, all the trails are open but everything off-trail to the side facing SR504 is currently closed.
The views of Mt. St. Helens were great.
The trail began to climb as it squeezed between a gap in the hillsides ahead.
View back to the hummocks from the gap.
Trees in the gap.
After exiting the gap we got another good view of the mountain before the trail veered left turning away from the mountain.
Heading away from Mt. St. Helens to start the climb.
Dwarf lupine was profuse below the ridge.
Scouler’s bluebell
Thimbleberry blossoms
Castle Peak above Castle Lake with Spud Mountain to the right and the North Fork Toutle River below.
Horned lark
Tiger lily
Savannah sparrow
Heading back toward Mt. St. Helens.
The North Fork Toutle River flowing between Spud Mountain (left) and Elk Rock (right).
Castle Peak and Castle Lake
Elk Rock on the left and Coldwater Lake on the right.
Coldwater Lake
Mountain bluebird.
At one point quite a bit of dust? kicked up from the South Fork Toutle River canyon.
Cardwell’s penstemon
Coldwater Peak with Mt. Adams to the far right of the photo. The hiker ahead to the left of Coldwater Peak was from Belgium. He was here on work but using the weekends to explore the area. We would see him two more times, once from the observatory as he continued on the Boundary Trail and then as we were exiting the trailhead. He had done a loop using the Coldwater Trail (
Mt. Adams from the viewpoint on our way back. The angle of the Sun earlier caused the mountain to look pretty washed out.
Mt. St. Helens from the viewpoint.
Variable-leaf collomia
The Loowit Viewpoint on the ridge ahead.
Paintbrush covered hillside.
Mt. St. Helens from the Loowit Viewpoint.
Mt. St. Helens crater.
Golden mantled-ground squirrel. These brazen con-artists often convince visitors they would starve without humans help. While this is definitely not the case and 
A single plant.
A lot of paintbrush.
Daisies and paintbrush
Penstemon, yarrow, and Scouler’s woolyweed along with the paintbrush.
Paintbrush and penstemon along the trail.
Passing by the Johnston Ridge Observatory.
Before and after photos of the 1980 eruption.
Mt. Adams peaking over the ridges with Spirit Lake also visible (center).
Spirit Lake
The mountain identifier ahead on the left.
We could see where the repair work was happening on SR504 from this trail.
The rounded peak to the right is Goat Mountain (
Goat Mountain with a few patches of snow still showing up.
Rock Arch near Coldwater Peak.
Memorial for the lives lost in the 1980 eruption.
Junction with the Boundary Trail.
Pussypaws
Another view of the washout.
Our turn around spot. You can see the trail on far side of the saddle veering left behind the ridge.
Coldwater Peak from our turnaround spot.
The Johnston Ridge Observatory from the trail. We hadn’t realized how much elevation we’d lost until we turned around.
Castle Peak and Spud Mountain on the left and the observatory above some colorful cliffs.
Penstemon
Boundary Trail leaving the Loowit Viewpoint.
Mt. St. Helens and the North Fork Toutle River.
The same view in May 2014.
Same spot, different angle 2014.
Monkeyflower
Maybe a yellow-rumped warbler.
Pearly everlasting
Arriving back at the Hummocks Trailhead.
The path to the cabin on the right.
Built in 1875 the cabin was moved from its original location in 1987.
The snowy top of Mt. Hood from the cabin.
Lupine along the ditch.
Robin
Red-winged blackbird
The top of Mt. Adams above the trees.
Swallow
Honeysuckle
Columbine
Continuation of the Willard Springs Trail behind the sign.
Willard Sprins hidden in the vegetation. We could hear them better then we could see them.
A healthy lupine near the springs.
Cat’s ear lily
Hitchhiker
Lupine along the trail.
Golden-mantled ground squirrel
Lorquin’s admiral
Arriving back at the refuge headquarters.
Trail map at the trailhead.
Wallflower
One of only two trees that were down over the trail, both were easily manageable.
The one small stream crossing.
There was enough sunlight getting through to really heat up the trail.
While there wasn’t much there we did occasionally see poison oak throughout most of the lower 2/3rds of the hike.
Sign above the switchbacks warning mountain bikers that they were ahead.
Buck Creek Trail to the left near the roads end.
More spotted coralroot.
Vanilla leaf
Queen’s cup
Anemone
Lupine
Mt. Hood from the Buck Creek Trail.
Mt. Hood
Cedar hairstreak on yarrow.
Paintbrush, lupine, penstemon, and balsamroot.
Gaining the ridge.
Paintbrush
Showy phlox
Approaching the start of the final climb.
Sub-alpine mariposa lily
Showy phlox
Road N-1600.
Unfortunate amount of graffiti on the old shed.
Mt. Hood and balsamroot.
Mt. Hood
Duskywing
Balsamroot
Lupine
Woodland stars
Paintbrush
Blue-head gilia
Ookow
The Mountain View Trail is named so because of the view of Mt. Hood, which on this morning was hiding behind the clouds on the left side of the photo.
Map and information at the trailhead.
View to the East.
Looking West toward Washougal.
Mallards
A duck and a goose sharing a log.
A mallard and an egret in a channel to the West.
Ducks flying over the wetlands casting clear reflections.
Water dripping from a mallards bill.
One of several rabbits we spotted to the West.
Deer across the wetlands. (The young buck may have been sticking his tongue out at us.)
Families of geese.
Trail sign at the junction with the Refuge River Trail.
Sparrow
Coming in for a landing.
Red Tail Lake to the right of the Wildlife Art Trail.
Pretty sure these are the same three we saw from the Mountain View Trail.
This deer laying along the shore of Red Tail Lake was new though.
Common yellow throat
One of many great blue herons that we watched fly overhead throughout the day.
The Wildlife Art Trail passing around Redtail Lake.
Gibbons Creek is in that grass somewhere with at least one deer.
Killdeer along Redtail Lake.
Turns out the deer laying on the lake shore wasn’t alone.
Roses
Purple martins
Just beyond the Cottonwood Bridge the trail forks. To the right is the seasonal section of the loop open May 1st through September 30th. The left-hand fork dead-ends in a tenth of a mile overlooking the wetlands.
We headed left to the overlook before continuing on the loop.
Egret at Scaup Pond.
Egret with a frog meal.
Mushrooms
We got a kick out of the “Birds Only Beyond This Sign”.
We’ve only seen two bitterns on our hikes and both times we only spotted them as they flew off from the grassy cover that they’d been hiding in so I was pretty disappointed when I realized I’d been duped, but kudos to the artist because it looked real at first glance to me.
You have something in your teeth.
Spotted towhee
At least two deer in the grass.
Spotted sandpiper
Oregon sunshine and yarrow
The Columbia River ahead.
Viewpoint along the Columbia River.
Approaching the Lampray Brdige.
Looking back from across the bridge there was a bald eagle in the dead snag along the river.
There were lots of geese along this section of trail.
Red clover in some Oregon sunshine
Steigerwald Lake in the distance with a family of geese and crow on a log in the near channel.
End of the trail.
It was about 8:15am when we turned around and it was already feeling fairly warm, but there was relief on the way in the form of some clouds coming in from the Pacific.
Savannah sparrow
Here come the clouds.
Double the eagles.
For the second week in a row we got to watch an American Kestral on the hunt.
Arriving back at the Dragon Fly Bridge and the junction with the Wildlife Art Trail.
Red tailed hawk
Geese nesting atop a snag.
More deer in the grass along Gibbons Creek.
Egret at Redtail Lake.
Great blue heron at Redtail Lake.
Purple martins
House finch
A mile from the Mountain View Trail we arrived at the refuge boundary with Captain William Clark Park.
The trail follows a dike to Steamboat Landing.
The Provision Camp Trail
Northern flicker
Flooded trail ahead.
Black headed grosbeak
Osprey
Back on the dike.
The flooded section of trail from above.
Turtles!
Another turtle
Common merganser
Great blue heron
Steamboat Landing
A family of geese out for a float.
The large “hump” ahead is Larch Mountain (
Grainy proof of Mt. Hood’s existence.
Silver Star Mountain (
The American bittern in the grass.
We’d been the first car in the lot that morning.
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