The hike itself is a little steep with about a 4,000' elevation gain in 4 miles - the summit is a little over 5,700'.
Here are a few pictures of the hike to Mt. Dickerman in the North Central Cascades. It was a grey day, a little misty in places (which was refreshing), but limited view. The meadows had quite a few flowers and the entire trail had exponentially fewer huckleberries on it after we left... But there was a great deal of new flora that thrilled our professional botanist and various amateur botanists. I'll add more plant names later.
Pacific Yew
Taxus brevifolia
Closeup of yew and berry;
the cancer drug paclitaxel (Taxol)
is derived from this tree.
3 comments:
Oooh, you're finally into the NW hikes! I love it! Tell me more. Give me a map. How long was this hike?
I added the distance info and will work on a map - great idea!
The berries made up 8 half-pint jars of the most precious jam! - Happy Botanist
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