May 18, 2011: Catherine Creek & Columbia Hills (Columbia River Gorge, Washington)

After Catherine Creek, there was a side-trip on Dalles Mountain Road, over the Columbia Hills toward Centerville, Washington.
cornflower
tomcat clover
sheep sorrel
bitterroot
bi-colored cluster lily
common vetch
dove's foot geranium
forest alligator lizard
common ringlet butterfly
bastard toadflax
heart-leaf buckwheat
Adam
bi-colored cluster lily
bitterroot
ladybug (polished lady beetle)
tomcat clover & a dead pine tree
tomcat clover
bitterroot
ponderosa pine flowers
Barrett's penstemon
Barrett's penstemon
meadow death-camas
camas
baby stars
Carey's balsamroot
pale swallowtail butterfly
lupines
fiddleneck
colors
Columbia Hills
lupines in the Columbia Hills
lupine
balsamroot & lupine
Laura
showy phlox
Haystack Butte & rain clouds
Fairbanks Gap
rain clouds
dagger pod
scabland buckwheat
Mt. Adams
rainy window & road sign
windmills

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