Natural History Wanderings

Oregon Wildflowers reports:

Duffy-Santiam lakes (7/16/19) – Among the blooms were beargrass, bunchberry, lupine, queen-cup, shooting star, windflower and whole meadows of paintbrush. Beargrass blooms were still robust at the higher elevations (Santiam Lake is at 5,100 feet). The Duffy-Santiam lakes trailhead is on Big Meadows Road near Highway 22 milepost 76.