Mosier Plateau 4.20.14

[sprengers4jc]

Thanks again, Keri! (Hope I'm remembering the name, right?) If no one offers more, I may repost over in the "Need ID" group. This time, I'm actually tagging the photos, for future reference, too!

Sounds great! And yes, I'm Keri. My wife is Tracy and our dog is Maggie but, together, we are sprengers4jc . I'm on the left in our avatar pic. I will have to subscribe to the "Need ID" forum, as that sounds like an interesting place to be as well. Take care, and thanks for sharing your photos .

[woodswalker]

Wow, great report on the flowers. Thanks. I just learned about this hike a few weeks ago. Now I want to go! I think the pic you have identified as a corydalis is actually a kind of vetch, or at least a pea family member. There's so many I hardly ever key them out. Corydalis foliage looks a bit more like bleeding heart foliage growing up from a clump.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Woodswalker

[sprengers4jc]

Wow, great report on the flowers. Thanks. I just learned about this hike a few weeks ago. Now I want to go! I think the pic you have identified as a corydalis is actually a kind of vetch, or at least a pea family member. There's so many I hardly ever key them out. Corydalis foliage looks a bit more like bleeding heart foliage growing up from a clump.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Woodswalker

Thanks, Woodswalker! I wasn't positive on that one but they were everywhere. I did see some leafy pea there, too, so I know it wasn't that. But Big-Headed Clover was everywhere as well so a good variety of pea family plants represented there means there could just as easily be others.

[MariposaMan]

Color me envious! Thanks for posting about this area. When exploring the gorge on a rainy May weekend in '12, I inadvertently spotted the trail leading to the cemetery. Not knowing anything about it (until know), I wandered up the short distance to cemetery but no further. I do remember lots of poppies along the old highway, and lots of the purple vetch as I drove the back roads to The Dalles. You've photographed and ID'd several flowers/plants that are new to me, so these are greatly appreciated!

[sprengers4jc]

Color me envious! Thanks for posting about this area. When exploring the gorge on a rainy May weekend in '12, I inadvertently spotted the trail leading to the cemetery. Not knowing anything about it (until know), I wandered up the short distance to cemetery but no further. I do remember lots of poppies along the old highway, and lots of the purple vetch as I drove the back roads to The Dalles. You've photographed and ID'd several flowers/plants that are new to me, so these are greatly appreciated!

Great story! It's a neat place, for sure. And glad to assist in the IDs .