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rozoneill: Horsetail plant (one of many) at the trailhead
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rozoneill: Western starflower graced the path throughout the hike
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rozoneill: The truly strange wild ginger flower
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rozoneill: Pathway through the greenery
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rozoneill: Thimbleberry flowers were also prevalent in the forest understory
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rozoneill: A nervous jumping spider was ready to jump as I photographed it
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rozoneill: Forest floor comprised of oxalis and one lone dewberry vine
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rozoneill: Spittlebugs were happily spittling
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rozoneill: A fern asked for peanut handouts
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rozoneill: English daisies were also common where the vegetative cover was low
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rozoneill: English daisy, merrily blooming the day away
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rozoneill: Columbia windflower also graced the forest floor
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rozoneill: Bridge crossing at Susan Creek
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rozoneill: Susan Creek flows in both light and shade
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rozoneill: Susan Creek, slow shot thereof
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rozoneill: Bucolic Susan Creek
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rozoneill: One last shot of Susan Creek before moving on
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rozoneill: A fly basks on a maple leaf
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rozoneill: Periwinkle, probably descended from some settler's garden
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rozoneill: The Emerald Trail lives up to its name
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rozoneill: A small wasp checks out an iris
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rozoneill: Was it something I said?
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rozoneill: I think toughleaf iris outnumbered Douglas' iris today
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rozoneill: Shadow play on the path
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rozoneill: Upside-down flower doing its upside-down thing
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rozoneill: The rich purple color of a wild iris
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rozoneill: This was going to be an iris camera day
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rozoneill: Mixed foliage
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rozoneill: Eight-legged friend, hanging out on a footbridge
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rozoneill: The North Umpqua River on a fine spring afternoon