TH = trailhead; EDT = estimated drive time; CSNM = Cascade Siskiyou National Monument; RT = round trip mileage; PCT = Pacific Crest Trail; DIM = Dead Indian Memorial Highway. AHG Hike Leader: Liz Landreth 707-332-2699.

The wildflower walks focus on botany, geology and ecology. There is plenty of time for stopping and discussion as well as taking photographs and birding so birders are encouraged to bring binocs. There are no specific walk distances  - it all depends on the number of species we encounter; we get our exercise running off into the underbrush!  Figure a minimum of 4 hours for these excursions. Bring water, lunch, hat and sun-screen.
PLEASE NOTE:  Wildflower Walk locations are subject to change due to weather and bloom conditions. Contact me if you are not on my WW distribution list so I can add you for last-minute updates.

June 6: Little Pilot Peak & Peony Hill  Meet at Rite Aid parking lot off I-5 Exit 14. We leave at 9:00 AM
So ugly, they are cute, our native peonies on a flower-filled hillside.  Getting there is an adventure too. 
TH: Turn Left onto Ashland Street, becomes Highway 66 for 8 miles.  Turn Right onto Buckhorn Springs Road, for 2 miles to Tyler Creek Road.- dirt roads from now on.  Continue straight on Tyler Creek Road for 2.5 miles. Turn Right onto Baldy Creek Road and up the canyon on rough dirt road, 6 miles to the trailhead. EDT: 50 min.
Duration: 4-5 hours; elevation gain: 400 feet.   Weather Forecast  RT: 20 miles.

June 20: Steve Stark's Mountain Meadow Leave at 9:00 AM from the Ashland Rite Aid
Steve wasn't much of a flora person until he purchased his lovely 40-acre property.  With a large seasonal pond, forest and prairie habitats, we'll have a grand old time identifying plants for Steve. This will be our second visit. EDT: 40 minutes. Weather forecast. RT mileage: 40 miles