Springtime Splendor
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Wild balsamroot flowers, overlooking the Columbia River.
Rowena Crest, once known as "Rowena Bluffs", is the high point on the Oregon side of the Rowena Gap, and is located along the Historic Columbia River Highway at Columbia River Mile (RM) 180.5. Rowena Crest is part of Oregon's Mayer State Park. Downstream is Tom McCall Nature Preserve. Parking at the top of the crest provides spectacular views of the Columbia River, Mayer State Park, and across to Lyle, Washington and the mouth of the Klickitat River.
The 271 acres is located on the Rowena Plateau high above the Rowena Dell, which leads directly into the Columbia River Gorge. The plateau is covered in wildflowers, including lupine and balsamroot. There are even varieties of wildflowers here that are unique to the Gorge!
The wildflowers appear from late February to June, although they are in their prime in April and May.
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Sunrise glow at Rowena Crest, Tom McCall Preserve, Oregon, USA.
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Springtime balsamroot and lupine blooms, Rowena Crest, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.
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