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KTC bike ride through Swale Canyon. April 17, 2010
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Photo courtesy of Dan Enz |
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| Led by KTC board members Donna Enz and Nancy Allen, 11 riders biked from Harms Road to the town of Klickitat, a distance of approximately 16 miles. Weather was clear with some wind and temperatures were in the 60’s. At the initial meeting at Balfour-Klickitat Park near the Lyle Trailhead, they observed a bald eagle on the spit at the Klickitat River and then observed another bald eagle along the Klickitat River while carpooling to the town of Klickitat. |
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View from Balfour-Klickitat Day Use Park
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Photo courtesy of Larry Jones |
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| At Swale Canyon, they observed Coopers Hawk, Harrier, and 6 shore birds, possibly Yellow Leg. They heard Canyon Wrens and Meadow Larks. Many marmots, ground squirrels and a coyote were also seen. |
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| Photos courtesy of Larry Jones |
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| Pungent Desert Parsley at peak bloom. Also blooming were Service Berry, Prairie Star, Shooting Star, Broom Rape, Saxifrage, Columbia Desert Parsley, Chocolate Tips, Balsam Root, Lupine, Buttercups, Ball-head Waterleaf, Dagger Pod, Oaks Toothwort, Yellow Bells, Monkey Flower, Biscuit Root, Nine-leaf Dessert Parsley, Indian Celery, Phlox, Gold Stars, Larkspur, White Plectritis, Camas, Oregon Grape, and some rare Collinsia sparsiflora. |
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| Photo courtesy of Larry Jones |
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Photo courtesy of Larry Jones |
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| This year, instead of ending the ride at Wahkiakus, the bikers rode all the way to the town of Klickitat via the old Champion Haul Road. Along the way, they stopped at the petrified tree and at the columnar basalt. In all, it took about 4 hours to complete the ride. |
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| Thanks to Dan Enz, Cheryl Steindorf and Phil Grasser who helped shuttle riders and bikes. Many thanks also to Larry Jones for providing excellent photos, and to Paul Slichter for his plant list and pictorial display. |
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