This is my all-time favorite Northwest (or is it Arrowleaf?) Balsamroot picture. I took it above Dalles Mountain Road near Columbia Hills State Park in the eastern Columbia River Gorge. The light was what Kodak used to call Cloudy-Bright, perfect conditions for shooting.
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Photographs of the West by Doug Gorsline
Northwest Balsamroot Wildflowers in Bloom in the Columbia Hills, WA.