This afternoon I drove over to Catherine Creek, just east of Coyote Wall, to do a couple of short hikes. I made a loop out of going up the west side of the Arch Loop Trail (but what the map at the trailhead calls the Tracy Hill Trail) and came down the east side of the Catherine Creek North Trail, overall 2 miles with 460 ft of gain. From the start of the trail there are views of the Columbia River and Mt Hood to the southwest. Camas is in bloom in the meadows.
View to the southeast
Death camas scattered over the meadow.
Parsley along the trail 
Catherine Creek
The plank crossing over Catherine Creek is a short distance upstream.
Old fencing
The natural rock arch above
There were several areas along the meandering Catherine Creek Trail that were thick with flowers, her camas and sea blush.
Great views along the Catherine Creek loop.
And down near the end of the loop, I saw bitterroot in bloom, gorgeous flowers!some of the wildflowers seen along the trail today:
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