Nine and a half mile hike to
University Falls
5/20/14


We hiked on the newly restored
Historic Trail to
University Falls


The group assembles to count off and get instructions from our leader Phyllis

Note: Phyllis graciously agree to fill in at the last minute from the scheduled leaders who could not make it due to a conflict. Thank you Phyllis




We also need thank Diane, our very conscientious sweep.

She would not allow anyone to dally even if they were trying to take a picture of a very pretty flower.


The trail was quite nice. Almost all in the shade



The river was beautiful


We crossed the stream on a nice bridge.









Our destination was University Falls that was beautiful.



The falls was the group's lunch spot.



The hike back from the falls was through a lush forest.




Even the strongest hikers need a break every so often.


The trail was well marked


We saw lots of flowers
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Bunchberries
(Cornus canadensis) also called: creeping dogwood or Canadian bunchberry

This plant is unique in how it releases pollen. Each flower has highly elastic petals that flip backward, releasing springy filaments that are cocked underneath the petals. The filaments snap upward flinging pollen out of containers hinged to the filaments. This motion takes place in less than half a millisecond and the pollen experiences two to three thousand times the force of gravity. (from Wikipedia)













Anemone
(Anemone deltoidea)
Also called:Columbia Wind Flower, Columbian Windflower, Threeleaf Anemone, Western White Anemone

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Wild Bleeding Heart
(Dicentra eximia)
Also called: Turkey corn

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Skunk Cabbage
(Lysichiton americanus)
Also called: Western skunk cabbage and Swamp lantern

The plant is called skunk cabbage because of the distinctive "skunky" odor that it emits when it blooms. This odor will permeate the area where the plant grows, and can be detected even in old, dried specimens. The distinctive odor attracts its pollinators, scavenging flies and beetles. (from Wikipedia)










Spotted coralroot
(Corallorhiza maculata)

This is is a coralroot orchid flower.

This orchid is a myco-heterotroph; it lacks chlorophyll and gets food by parasitizing the mycelium of fungi in the family Russulaceae. The rhizome and lower stem are often knotted into branched coral shapes. The stem is usually red or brown in color, but occasionally comes in a light yellow or cream color. There are no leaves and no photosynthetic green tissues. The stalklike stems bear dark red scales and intricate orchid flowers. (From Wikipedia)

Several Native American groups historically used the orchid's stems dried and brewed as a tea for such maladies as colds, pneumonia, and skin irritation.

The Corallorhiza macluata is also the topic of the poem On Going Unnoticed by Robert Frost.








Star Salomon's Seal
(Maianthemum stellatum)
Also called: star-flowered, starry, or little false Solomon's seal, or simply false Solomon's seal; starry false lily-of-the-valley










Monkey Flower
(Mimulus guttatus)

Also called: Common Monkeyflower, Common Monkey Flower, Seep Monkeyflower, Seep Monkey-flower








Wild Ginger
(Asarum canadense )

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Fairylanterns
(Prosartes smithii)

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Siberian Miner's Lettuce
(Claytonia sibirica)

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Driving Directions

1) take Highway 26 toward the coast
2) Turn onto Hwy 6 (Banks/Tillamook) 3) drive 19 miles on higway 6 and then turn left into Rogers Camp Road. 4) Go about 100 yards on Rogers Camp Road and turn left into parking area.