Natural History Wanderings

Wildflower bloom is looking good now along the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon and Washington. The higher elevations should be good in the next few weeks.  Check out the Wildflower bloom reports at: Oregon Wildflowers.  Here are a few excerpts

• Memalosse Viewpoint: The trail from Memaloose Viewpoint south into the National Forest is great right now. The Hillside is full of Balsamroot and Lupine and paintbrush clumps in the lower part of the hillside.
• Dalles Mountain Ranch: Balsamroot and lupine look terrific! This is a good time to visit.
• Dog Mountain: The summit meadow wildflower display is still 2-3 weeks off, but there are plenty of flowers in bloom
• Columbia Hills SP.: It was quite beautiful with Balsamroot and Lupine