At peak bloom was: skunk cabbage (Lysichitum americanum, Trillium ovatum, heartleaf twayblade (Listera cordata), Oxalis oregana, red flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum), salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis), oaks toothwort(Cardamine nuttallii var. nuttallii), yellow wood violet (viola glabella), a saxifrage (possibly Saxifraga rufidula?), and also along the roadside on the way Sweet coltsfoot (Petasites frigidus).
About to bloom:candy flower (Claytonia sibirica), bleeding heart (Dicentra formosa), Fairy bells (Disporum hookeri), Pacific waterleaf (hydrophyllum tenuipes), false lily-of-the-valley (Maianthemum dilatatum), red huckleberry (Vaccinium parvifolium), Scouler's Valerian (Valeriana scouleri), and some variety of Anemone.
I also saw these plants with no flowers YET: wild ginger (Asarum caudatum), false Solomon's seal (Maianthemum racemosum), star-flowered false Solomon's seal (Maianthemum stellatum), youth-on-age (Tolmiea menziesii), stinging nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis), fringecup (Tellima grandiflora), Mitrewort (Mitella) and MANY others that I either didn't notice, forgot to list, or couldn't positivly identify. There were so many!
SPECIAL NOTE: the waterfalls are best enjoyed in the spring or fall, as they dry up almost completely in the summer. The plant-life, however is fantastic year-round! :)
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