On this beautiful, sunny and warm day with little or no wind, we hiked the Cowiche Canyon Uplands Area via the Scenic Drive TH and the Summitville TH. We began at the Scenic Drive TH and walked here a little over an hour. The parking lot was almost full when we arrived a little before noon. Sagebrush violets, Canby's desert parsley, yellow bells, grass widows and one cushion phlox plant were seen. The grass widows were mostly past their prime. After 1 1/2 hours we decided to go to the Summitville TH to hike the Radio Flyer Loop. There is limited parking here! We added buttercups, early scalloped onions, yellow desert parsley, a Columbia desert parsley and maybe Tauschia Hooveri, the Conservancy's rare plant, in this area. ( I sent a photo of what we thought might be Tauschia Hoover to David Hagan (mytho-man) and he thinks it is salt and pepper!) In 2017 when we did the Radio Flyer Loop, we saw a miniature Radio Flyer wagon which we did not see today. I will attempt to attach a link to this report!
Type of Hike
Day hikeTrail Conditions
Trail in good conditionRoad
Road suitable for all vehiclesBugs
No bugsSnow
Snow free
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