June 29, 2012: Bridal Veil Falls hike. Loved this hike. 5 miles/800 ft elevation gain (although a lot of that comes all at the end).
Sign towards the end of the hike to the falls. What this sign neglects to mention is how much of this is uphill.
lots of stairs
All worth it to get to the falls.
View from the falls.
I believe these are unripe stink currants (Ribes bracteosum - Grossulariaceae family). Apparently the stink part is the leaves, and the berries are just bland, but I have to say this is not good marketing for this plant.
Blurry chestnut-backed chickadee (Poecile rufescens)
I believe this is Coast Boykinia (Boykinia elata - Saxifrage family).
Coast Boykinia bud and leaves
Wrinklemoss
Foamflower (Tiarella trifoliata - Saxifrage family)
Unripe Twistedstalk berry (Streptopus genus - Liliaceae family). This could be a rosy or a clasping twistedstalk plant. Pictures online don't really help me understand how clasped the clasping leaves need to be. The clasping twistedstalk berries were called "scoot berries" by early settlers as they had a mildly laxative effect when eaten in large quantity.
Twistedstalk berry further along on the path to ripeness. The little bend in the berry stem is what gives the plant its name.
Pacific bleeding-heart (Dicentra formosa - Fumariaceae family)
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