Saddle mountain south slope. The east-west trending ridge is a fault block tilted up towards the north so the north side of the ridge is a 2000' escarpment while the south side is a gently rolling slope.

Balsamroot and Sagebrush. The Balsamroot bloom peaks around the end of April.

Balsamroot

View west over the Columbia River valley near sunset. The river cuts directly through Saddle Mountain.

Balsamroot and lupine

Balsamroot and lupine in cheatgrass. Cheatgrass carpets disturbed areas but undisturbed meadows are mostly bunchgrasses.

A clump of Pinks in cheatgrass

Pink flowers

One of several buckwheats which thrive in rocky areas

Another buckwheat, possibly the same species as the previous one.

Larkspur, I think.

Small purple flower

Small purple flower, less than 2" tall

Scattered small purple flowers

Onion, also common in rocky areas

Unknown Composite

Unknown Pea family