I have been traveling to the Ashcroft area annually in May for a few years now, coinciding with the bitterroot (Lewisia redviva) bloom. In most years the bitterroot is at its height with thousands of flowering plants on dry and sunny slopes in the area. The day was drizzly and cool so the bitterroots were mostly closed and laying low. … Continue reading →
Every year in the last part of May I combine a nature hike with another activity in the area to the south of Ashcroft. At that time, bitterroot blooms on rocky, open slopes near Black Canyon, Elephant Hill, Red Hill, and on the slopes below the Venables Valley, and probably on other hills down toward Spences Bridge. This … Continue reading →
We hiked a number of trails in the dry Central area of Washington State in April, camping at State Parks, and going out each day to hike new-to-us trails. One of the trails we enjoyed started in Swakane Canyon in the Swakane State Wildlife Area north of Wenatchee. We wound up onto open ridges above the Columbia River. We … Continue reading →
