Five Mile Hike to
Angel's Rest 5/6/14

We climbed half way to heaven.
We hiked to where the angels stop to rest on their travels between heaven and earth.
They certainly picked a wonderful rest stop.

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This is the path of the hike

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Those rocks are our destination







The trail up was wide but rocky





There were some view spots and the views were fantastic



There was a delightful stream along part of the trail



We could see a waterfall through the trees




















The hikers were a happy bunch



We finally made it to the top


We saw lots of flowers along the trail





Wild Ginger
(Asarum canadense)

The Ginger plant has an interesting flower that is completely hidden under the leaves.

Some botanists and entomologists believe the inside of the flower also provides for a place where the early spring flies can “hide out” to avoids cold winds and temperatures.

Native Americans and early Euro-American settlers have used wild ginger as a spice. The root is harvested dried and then ground into a powder. Early settlers also cooked pieces of the root in sugar water for several days to obtain a ginger-flavored, candied root. The left over liquid was then boiled down to syrup that was used on pancakes and other food items.

You should be aware that scientists have determined that the plants may contain poisonous compounds and consumption of the plant is highly discouraged. (from USDA web site)












Delphinium
(also called Larkspur)

There where large fields of these beautiful flowers









The Bleeding Heart
(Dicentra genus Lamprocapnos)
(formerly Dicentra spectabilis)

The wild bleeding heart is similar to the cultivated variety but smaller.






Starflower
(Trientalis borealis )

Starflower is a pretty little flower. It is a member of the Primrose family.

It is a perennial herb that grows from slender, creeping rhizomes.


Fringecups
(Tellima grandiflora)

Also called: bigflower tellima, and False Alumroot





Anemone
(family Ranunculaceae)

Anemone are perennials that have basal leaves with long leaf-stems





Forget me not
(Myosotis)

The name comes from the Greek word for "mouse's ear"








Honesty
(Lunaria annua)

Also called annual honesty or "silver dollars", "Chinese money", or "Chinese coins" because its seedpods have the appearance of silvery coins

in French it is known as monnaie du pape ("the Pope's money"). In Denmark it is known as judaspenge and in Dutch-speaking countries as judaspenning (coins of Judas), an allusion to the story of Judas Iscariot and the thirty pieces of silver he was paid for betraying Christ. (from Wikipedia)






Hooker's Fairybells
(Disporum hookeri)
(formerly Disporum hookeri)

common names drops of gold and Hooker's fairy bells




Is this bear's Paw. The teeth did not seem big enough






Thimbleberry
(Rubus parviflorus)

The Thimbleberry plant produces edible fruit approximately a centimeter in diameter. When the fruit ripen in mid to late summer it is bright red. Like other raspberries it is not a true berry, but instead an aggregate fruit of numerous drupelets around a central core.

The drupelets may be carefully removed separately from the core when picked, leaving a hollow fruit which bears a resemblance to a thimble, perhaps giving the plant its name



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Directions to the trailhead
1) Take I84 East to Exit 28 (Bridal Veil)
2) Proceed to the intersection with the Historic Columbia Highway
3) There is a parking lot at that intersection.
4) trailhead is in that parking lot
5) Note there is a second parking lot a few hundred yards down the Old Columbia Highway