Hills around the Columbia Gorge are still clad in fleecy snow, but in the lower slopes flowers are already pushing their buds and blooms above the grass. To follow the growing season's spreading bounty of flowers, one could hike around daily. One could also follow Paul Slichter's amazing online flower journal (with a section on Columbia Gorge flowers here).
There are several worthwhile blogs to follow that I've run across lately. Besides Slichter's, local Deborah Casting posts beautiful nature photos she takes at "Sleeping in the forest;" and naturalist Ivan Philippsen's fun and worthwhile "Wild Pacific Northwest" includes a Wildflower Wednesday feature. Check 'em out, and send nice comments their way -- these folks get nothing but kudos for sharing their photos and insights.
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