05.05.2019
About 4 miles RT road walk to the radio station. You are not allowed to walk off road, to protect some rare species of plants.
https://gorgefriends.org/hike-the-gorge/columbia-hills-historical-state-park---dalles-mountain-.html
We then walked west on the flat ridge for about a mile to leave all the towers behind us.
Great view of all the peaks around, north: Helens, Adams, Rainier; south: Hood, Jefferson, 3 Sisters.
Current condition: balsamroot is peaking in the ranch. Upper reach has more paintbrushes and phlox. Lupine is only blooming in the lower half.
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