2010-09-11 Mount Hood

With family in town, we had a gorgeous day on the mountain. Blue sky, fresh air.


I love these high altitude chipmunks. They must hibernate for 8 months of the year!


Brad looking the wrong way.


Neat dead tree.


We also hiked around Trillium lake. Aconitum columbianum was open still.


The Drosera rotundifolia were specked with bug corpses. You know, like they're supposed to be.


Thanks for coming, guys!

2010-09-03 Mount Hood

Beautiful day on the mountain.


Beautiful day on the River.


Did you know it's Fall already? Some of the Acer circinatum are turning.


A lot of Piperia unalascensis are open.


If you head up Rd 48, and then turn down the tiny winding (paved!) Rd 4890, you'll be delighted by the amazing forest scent, perfumed mostly by this thing: Ceanothus velutinus var velutinus.Smells like really nice pine mixed with sweet.