Here are excerpts from Washington Trails Association trip reports that mention wildflower bloom over the last few days. Go to Washington Trails Association to see full trips reports, photos, and many more trip reports
Ira Spring Trail – Mason Lake — Jul 07, 2014 — Snoqualmie Pass — Snoqualmie Pass
Beargrass! The whole upper slope of Bandera is white with Beargrass. The blossoms are so thick that the very air is heady with French Vanilla. There are lots of other flowers too – Paintbrush, Lupine, Sweetpea, Columbines, Twinflower, Western Star, Queen’s Cup, and more. Dazzling.
Thorp Mountain — Jul 07, 2014 — Snoqualmie Pass — Salmon La Sac/Teanaway
Wonderful flowers and view
Jetty Island — Jul 06, 2014 — Puget Sound and Islands — North SoundLots of birds, and some wildflowers.
High Rock — Jul 06, 2014 — South Cascades — White Pass / Cowlitz River Valley
Dazzling groups of beargrass at the start of the hike. Lupine, Columbia Lilies, avalanche lilies, and fading Trillium in the forest on the way up; phlox and purple gentians on the exposed rock.
Comet Falls — Jul 06, 2014 — Mt. Rainier — SE – Longmire / Paradise
Beautiful hike with some wildflowers in bloom.
Beautiful hike with some wildflowers in bloom.
Crystal Mountain Loop — Jul 06, 2014 — South Cascades — Chinook Pass – Enumclaw or Hwy 410 area
The highlight for this wildflower-lover was avalanche lilies – lots of them – and alpine meadows and some very pretty streams.
as we approached the Jim Town junction (and some rare signs!). Here we crossed a pretty stream with big drifts of marsh marigolds in bloom and followed the sign for Henskin Lake.
Past Henskin Lake we continued on the Crystal Mountain Trail which gains elevation through more forest and meadows (encountering multiple, somewhat annoying blowdowns), eventually breaking out into the open for good – traversing steep meadows with lupines and paintbrush just starting to bloom.
as we approached the Jim Town junction (and some rare signs!). Here we crossed a pretty stream with big drifts of marsh marigolds in bloom and followed the sign for Henskin Lake.
Past Henskin Lake we continued on the Crystal Mountain Trail which gains elevation through more forest and meadows (encountering multiple, somewhat annoying blowdowns), eventually breaking out into the open for good – traversing steep meadows with lupines and paintbrush just starting to bloom.
Norse Peak — Jul 06, 2014 — South Cascades — Chinook Pass – Enumclaw or Hwy 410 area
Wildflowers are starting to bloom along the trail, bear grass is prevalent in the lower part, just when you emerge from the forest, higher up lupine and Indian paintbrush will catch your eyes. It’s still little early for the prime flower show, I’d give it a week or two if wildflowers are your main objective.
Wildflowers are starting to bloom along the trail, bear grass is prevalent in the lower part, just when you emerge from the forest, higher up lupine and Indian paintbrush will catch your eyes. It’s still little early for the prime flower show, I’d give it a week or two if wildflowers are your main objective.
Talapus and Olallie Lakes — Jul 06, 2014 — Snoqualmie Pass — Snoqualmie Pass
Wildflowers are in abundance on the road, with oxeye daisy, buttercup, foxglove, western columbine, and tiger lilies blooming.
Wildflowers are less abundant on the trail than on FR-9030, but we saw queen’s cup, bunchberry, huckleberry, foamflower, beargrass, and fireweed in bloom. Salmonberries are still green.
We resumed our push onward to Olallie. That segment was much wetter, and there are mudholes along the way, with some patches of water. Additional bloomers seen were salmonberry and magenta-colored trillium. Blueberries are just starting to form.
Wildflowers are less abundant on the trail than on FR-9030, but we saw queen’s cup, bunchberry, huckleberry, foamflower, beargrass, and fireweed in bloom. Salmonberries are still green.
We resumed our push onward to Olallie. That segment was much wetter, and there are mudholes along the way, with some patches of water. Additional bloomers seen were salmonberry and magenta-colored trillium. Blueberries are just starting to form.
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