A few photos from my second trip to the Labyrinth in two weeks (I'd taken an old friend up there on March 8 but didn't want to slow him down with hundreds of photos...)
The Grass Widows are peaking, but the rest of the flower show is just getting into high gear -- and, notably, the poison oak hasn't leafed out yet! Thus, my favorite time to hike in the area.
Labyrinth Creek flowing through it's many waterfalls and mini-gorge:
"Washington Highway Department Falls" along the first stretch of the trail along an abandoned section of the old highway -- this is a man-made feature, but a nice once as these go:
Grass Widow -- plentiful and everywhere on this trail:
Saxifrage tucked into a rock outcrop:
Prairie Star:
Yellow Bells -- not as many of these as you'll find at nearby Catherine Creek:
Mount Hood was out and shining in the morning sun:
Big oaks near the crest that was my destination on this hike:
Lots of hikers with families up there -- everyone in good spirits, too. Trails bring out the best in people!
Tom
