Three hikes, all within a short distance of each other...about 9 miles. Next time: start at Rowena Crest viewpoint and hike Tom McCall preserve first, then the others. That hike gains 1100 ft in a little over 3 miles. The hikes I did were not difficult. Only the Memaloose hike had some gain, but it was short. Nice views!
Mosier Plateau offered a waterfall and nice gorge views. Standard flowers. Memaloose trailed through oak forests with lots of flowers, even paintbrush. The terrain was quite varied so it made a nice little hike. You could go up two hills for views of Hood and Adams and the Columbia River.
I also stopped at an old barn and house that is now a bat house. This is public land but you have to step over barbed wire to get to it.
Rowena Plateau had fewer flowers, but interesting rock canyons and vertical gorge overlooks. I could see out to the hikes from previous weeks.
This took all day because of my picture taking. One could go faster and get Tom McCall in as well. Started out at 6a.
map of Mosier Plateau
map of Memaloose Hills
map of McClure Bat House (and drive to Rowena - oops)
map of Rowena Plateau
Mosier Plateau
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| falls at Mosier Plateau |
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| Balsamroot |
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| looking southwest |
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| ponderosa pine on the plateau - this is/was private land at one time |
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| Pioneer cemetery at the start of the trail |
Memaloose Hills
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| flowers in an oak forest (no poison oak) |
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| beautiful views from Chatham Hill |
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| Paintbrush too! |
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| lots of flowers near a spring |
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Mt Hood
McClure Bat House
the barn |
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| now a home for b |
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| Camas in the field nearby |
Rowena Plateau
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| canyon |
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| pond |
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| balsamroot and lupines |
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| lunch spot |
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| McCall Mtn |
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| Columbia River with Rowena below |
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