Natural History Wanderings

Washington Trails Association continues to post many hike reports.  Here are more excerpts from hikes mentioning wildflowers:

• Skyline Divide — Aug 09, 2012 —North Cascades — Mount Baker Highway
  the views and abundant wildflowers in the meadows near the top are spectacular
• Granite Mountain — Aug 09, 2012 — Snoqualmie Pass — Snoqualmie Pass
  Nice wildflowers although the bear grass is pretty much gone. Not very many berries but I managed to taste about five.
• Snow Lake — Aug 09, 2012 — Snoqualmie Pass — Snoqualmie Pass
  Several varieties of wildflowers are blooming at the lake and in the avalanche chutes, including heather, tiger lily, and bear grass.
• Skyline Divide — Aug 09, 2012 — North Cascades — Mount Baker Highway
  The trail crests at the 2-mile mark, immediately opening up to wide, open, wildflower-laden meadows
• Tolmie Peak Lookout – Eunice Lake — Aug 09, 2012 — Mt. Rainier — NW – Carbon River / Mowich
  so many birds and butterfly’s! The flowers were blooming!
• Hidden Lake Lookout — Aug 08, 2012 — North Cascades — North Cascades Highway
  Wildflowers are blooming before the pass, absolutely beautiful.
• Mount Dickerman — Aug 08, 2012 — North Cascades — Mountain Loop Highway
  Wildflowers abound after the waterfall but they are really abundant in their prime in the last bit up to the summit.
• Summerland — Aug 08, 2012 — Mt. Rainier — NE – Sunrise / White River
  The meadow first lower meadow is peaking for flowers NOW! So brilliant with color!
• Commonwealth Basin — Aug 08, 2012 — Snoqualmie Pass — Snoqualmie Pass
  Saw many pikas, butterflies & wildflowers.
• Tubal Cain Mine and Buckhorn Lake — Aug 07, 2012 — Olympics — East
  view/flowers/lake/everything else are all amazing I defiantly recommend it!

Read all the Washington Trials hike reports at: Trip Reports

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