June 2, 2020 – Phlox Point, Beacon Rock State Park, WA
A quiet Tuesday. We met only a few other hikers on trails that are mostly wide equestrian trails until they switchback up Hardy Ridge. Lower slopes are shady forest, with shady forest blooms. We passed a few sunny open areas before reaching the rocky ridge crest with the wide angle view of the Columbia River Gorge that we have been missing these last few months of pandemic-closed trails. A mile north along the ridge are the rocky ledges of Phlox Point. I was very tired by the return, but happy to be able to hike here again. Hike #44, 8.5 miles, 2200 feet.
The wide angle view – Mt Adams, Table Mountain, Columbia River Gorge, Bonneville Dam, Hamilton Mountain, Mt Hood.
Hardy Ridge Crest intersection
Lunch view of a raven and Mt Hood.
Heading north along the ridge to Phlox Point.
Phlox, paintbrush, and parsley on the way up Phlox Point.
Hamilton Mountain, Mt Hood
Mt Adams
Northern Phlox Point ridges and view.
Some of the wildflowers:
June 10, Wildwood Trail again…
Today we hiked from the Springville/Trillium Trailhead on the Wildwood Trail, east to the detour at the Cleator Trail, and then back. We will have to skip the next mile of Wildwood Trail that is closed for repair. We have now completed approximately half of the 30 mile trail on our five pandemic Wildwood hikes. – Hike #45, 7.6 miles, 615 feet.
On the Wildwood Trail…
Salmon berries getting ripe…
A bridge
Green!
Knitting
Mitts and a new sock:
Neighborhood
Another tethered horse.
Interesting concrete
Low light
A colorful garden
A Black Lives Matter march appeared in our neighborhood. We were able to catch the tail end and join for a short distance, masked and separated, of course.
Margaret Quilts 