Parked by the Sunnyside Cemetery on a Friday morning. There were still a few parking spots there and also behind the Administration building. Walked to the Davis Blockhouse. Then to the Jacob Ebey House where a volunteer docent spoke about the history of the area, the Ebey family, and the conservation effort that led to protecting this special reserve. The views from the Bluff Trail were wonderful - with the Olympic Mountains to the west, Mount Rainier to the south, and Mount Baker and the Cascades to the east. Along the Pratt Reserve portion of the Bluff Trail the hillside is purple with flowers (lupine?).
Type of Hike
Day hikeTrail Conditions
Trail in good conditionRoad
Road suitable for all vehiclesBugs
No bugsSnow
Snow free
Comments
The flowers may be purple vetch, a non native escaped from agriculture. The flowers are small, in a row along the stem and the plant is low to the ground and somewhat viney. Lupine is tall and the flower are upright and showy. I have seen both on that trail. The lupine I have seen there has been mostly yellow with some light purple mixed in.
Posted by:
Muledeer on Jun 25, 2022 07:34 PM
Thank you! It was purple vetch.
Posted by:
Cheesehead83 on Jun 26, 2022 06:10 AM
I was here recently and Muledeer is right. The flower covering the hillsides is vetch. It was profuse and quite pretty.
Posted by:
Lucy on Jun 25, 2022 08:34 PM
Thank you for helping me identify this flower!
Posted by:
Cheesehead83 on Jun 26, 2022 06:11 AM