An old fence frames Mt. Hood Balsamroot carpets the hills.
Columbia Gorge Native Wildflowers from Dalles Mountain Road, Washington.
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A collapsing anvil cloud towers over a hillside of Columbia Hills Balsamroot.
A mesa-like basalt outcrop with Balsamroot on the slopes below.
Balsamroot covers the Columbia Hills in mid-April under a spring sky.
Patches of Hoods Phlox are common on the Columbia Hills ridge.
Where Balsamroot blooms you'll also find lupine on Dalles Mountain Road.
At the peak of bloom, Balsamroot covers much of the Columbia Hills.
This Bare Stem Desert Parsley thumb doesn't do the full size photo justice.
It's called Big Head Clover because the flowers are the size of golf balls.
A thick stand of Lupine is surrounded by Bare Stem Desert Parsley.
Balsamroot and Lupine bloom at the same time in the Columbia Hills.
The buds of Big Head Clover are as pretty as the flower itself.
Sunflower-like Balsamroot flowers above Dalles Mountain Road.
Showy Phlox is common on the ridge at the top of Dalles Mountain Road.
The flowers of the Big Head Clover are delicately colored.
Part of the charm of Woolly Pod Milk Vetch is the densely clustered blossoms
Balsamroot and Lupine bloom at the same time in the Columbia Hills.
It's called Big Head Clover because the flowers are the size of golf balls.
A thick stand of Lupine is surrounded by Bare Stem Desert Parsley.
An old fence frames Mt. Hood, Balsamroot carpets the hills.
Sunflower-like Balsamroot flowers above Dalles Mountain Road.
Balsamroot covers the Columbia Hills in mid-April under a spring sky.
A mesa-like basalt outcrop with Balsamroot on the slopes below.
At the peak of bloom, Balsamroot covers much of the Columbia Hills.
This Bare Stem Desert Parsley thumb doesn't do the full size photo justice.
A collapsing anvil cloud towers over a hillside of Columbia Hills Balsamroot.
Showy Phlox is common on the ridge at the top of Dalles Mountain Road.
The buds of Big Head Clover are as pretty as the flower itself.
Patches of Hoods Phlox are common on the Columbia Hills ridge.
Part of the charm of Woolly Pod Milk Vetch is the densely clustered blossoms.
Where Balsamroot blooms you'll also find Lupine on Dalles Mountain Road.
The flowers of the Big Head Clover are delicately colored.
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Dalles Mountain Road is on the Washington side of the Columbia River.  The turnoff is exactly one mile to the east of the junction of Washington Hwy 14 and US Hwy 197.

Immediately after the turnoff, the road forks.  Take the right fork.  Follow this road until you come to a group of farm buildings.  At that point, you are in the middle of Dalles Mountain Ranch and Columbia Hills State Park.

If you wish to, you can follow this road all the way to the Goldendale Valley.  The road can be rough in patches, but the reward is some spectacular views of the Columbia River Gorge.