Native Plant Appreciation Week
A friend an I joined up with a local group of hikers to take in wildflowers and native grasses among shrub steppe and vistas created by the Ice Age Floods above Wallula Gap. A flock of pelicans flew over every once in a while, as if to check on our progress up the ridges. I’ve posted a slideshow here, but these are just a few photographs of what turned out to be a beautiful day…
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Native Plant Hike - Wallula Gap
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I just love the geology of this area.
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Native Plant Hike - Wallula Gap
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Native Plant Hike - Wallula Gap
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Lupine in all its spring glory.
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Pelicans In Flight
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What a view!
This entry was posted on Sunday, May 13th, 2012 at 4:22 am. It is filed under Blog, Mid-Columbia, Out & About and tagged with columbia river, eastern washington, hike, mid-columbia, native plant society, native plants, spring, two sisters, wallula gap, washington state.
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