Zumwalt Prairie, May 24 to 29, 2023
It’s a long way from anywhere, Zumwalt Prairie. It is in the far northeastern corner of the great state of Oregon. It took me 6 1/2 hours to drive from Portland to the cabin I was staying in at Summer Camp at Zumwalt Prairie. I was invited by The Nature Conservancy to photo the wildflowers and put together a brochure for them. I will be going back the last week in June again for more picture taking. There are too many flowers to include in this blog post/hiking post, but I will include some of my favorites that will also appear in the Wildflowers section of this website, so look for new additions there. The first full day I was there I was out exploring a back road and came across this black bear across a canyon from me. And the flowers are quite spectacular. If you haven’t been out that way, check it out sometime.
Full size adult male black bear
Sticky Geranium
The most prevalent wildflower this trip; prairie smoke
Sheldon’s Milkvetch
Douglas Buckwheat
This might be my favorite wildflower out there; hairy clematis
Cusick’s Paintbrush
Large Flowered Brodiaea
