Beauty in the Pacific Northwest – June 2020

Posted on by Susan

We spent much of June with family and friends in the mountains, wilderness, and small towns of Oregon, Idaho, and Washington. This post features photos from our favorite adventures. We probably went a bit overboard photographing the many spring flowers we saw. But, at least that is a change from bird pictures.

Brice Creek, Oregon

  • Rhododendron
  • No, our outdoor-loving college student did not walk across the log.

Spirit Lake, Oregon

  • Shooting stars
  • Yellow violets

John Day Fossil Beds, Oregon

  • Painted Hills
  • Red Scar Knoll

Blair Lake, Oregon

  • With our favorite 2020 college graduate at one of our favorite lakes
  • We ate lunch at Spring Prairie with view of Diamond Peak
  • Trillium
  • Bluebells
  • Anemone with a few larkspur

Patterson Mountain, Oregon

  • Lookout Point Reservoir in the distance
  • Upper meadow
  • Bleeding hearts
  • Iris
  • Bear grass

Dorena Lake, Oregon

  • Everlasting pea
  • California poppy

Moscow Mountain, Idaho

  • Yellow violets
  • Larkspur
  • Orchid
  • Twinberry
  • Fun hike with our son, the tallest person in our family even when he isn’t standing on a mountaintop

Mount St. Helens, Washington

  • Hummocks Trail
  • Foxglove
  • Indian paintbrush
  • Lupine

If you know the identity of any of the unnamed flowers, please let us know.