Bear in charge blog #11 or is it 10? Wildflowers in the Columbia River Gorge (oh yeah and wind)

There is a short hike around the wildflower meadows of Moiser.  The cool thing about this hike is that I get to visit a beary old pioneer cemetery.

This cool bridge was originally built in 1920.  Part of the Columbia River Gorge scenic highway. 

I made it to the pioneer cemetery.  This cemetery has graves of Oregon Trail Pioneers, real pioneers who were on the trail.  Pretty cool 

Some nice flowers on the way to the top of the plateau. 

Holy cow.  The balsam root is really out today. 

So is the wind.

There is a little river in a canyon.  The canyon really protects us from the wind.  More on that later....

Springtime in the gorge. 

 A nice little waterfall. 

A nice little purple flower. 

Some lupine and balsam root blooming together. 

The land used to be part of a ranch.  This must be the location of the old home.

The old foundation - I think it was the garage years ago.

Tulips.  Probably from years ago.  I doubt that they are native plants. 

The gorge sure puts on a show. 

The sun was amazing today.  Of course it was a little windy.  Let's see if this movie gives my blog pals an idea of the windyness today.