Monday, April 25, 2022

Ginko Petrified Forest State Park Backcountry Trail

We drove out to Ginko State Park to hike the backcountry. There are several connecting roads/trails. We hiked towards the north and continued through the park and into the Whiskey Dick Wildlife Area for a short ways. Our overall hike was 9.25 miles with 1,350 ft gain. We did not see any other people on the trail today.

This was a relaxing hike with a gentle grade in rolling hills. Arrowleaf balsamroot was in bloom in the lower elevation, we saw Hooker's balsamroot in bloom further up the trail.

View looking back along the closed road towards Vantage and the Columbia River.

We would have views of the Columbia River off and on along the way.

We enjoyed the wildflowers scattered along the hillsides.

There was lots of phlox in bloom.


Another view towards the Columbia River


scattered wildflowers on the hillside

lupine

Larkspur

leaving Ginko Petrified State Park and entering Whiskey Dick Wildlife Area

Lovely views of the Columbia River

petrified wood

view at our turn around spot looking northeast

views of the Columbia as we return to the trailhead

some of the wildflowers seen along the trail today:

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 


 

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