April 19, 2006: Dog Mountain (Columbia River Gorge, Washington)

Some wind at the trailhead, but mercifully calm up top.
poison-oak
wild strawberry
western trillium, faded
fairy slipper
western fence lizard
top of Dog Mountain, as seen from 1600' elevation
western buttercup
western buttercup
western buttercups & Mt. Defiance
ball-head waterleaf
prairie star
fairy slipper
dutchman's breeches
dutchman's breeches
slender toothwort
lance-leaf spring beauty
lance-leaf spring beauty
gold stars, whitlow-grass, and prairie stars
gold stars
the trail near the summit
Mount St. Helens (40 miles away)
Mount Hood (23 miles away)
Mount Adams (35 miles away)
Dog Mountain panorama
Wind Mountain
helicopter
spring beauty, whitlow-grass, and distant mountains
Columbia kittentails & lance-leaf spring beauty
lance-leaf spring beauty
gold stars
distant mountains & the west side of Dog Mountain
Lookout Mountain (20 miles away)
yellow bells
western trillium
round-leaf or evergreen violet, & moss
round-leaf or evergreen violet, & moss
small-flowered blue-eyed Mary
small-flowered blue-eyed Mary
prairie stars & Wind Mountain
prairie stars & Wind Mountain
great hound's tongue
harsh paintbrush
fern unfurling
Oregon-grape
checker lily

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