{"id":4558,"date":"2025-05-03T10:59:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T17:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.npsoregon.org\/wp\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=4558"},"modified":"2025-05-03T10:59:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T17:59:48","slug":"field-trip-saddle-mountain-hike","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.npsoregon.org\/wp\/event\/field-trip-saddle-mountain-hike\/","title":{"rendered":"Field Trip: Saddle Mountain Hike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Thursday, May 22, 7:30 am &#8211; 4:30 pm<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Field Trip: Saddle Mountain Hike<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Leader: Linda Moore<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Location: Saddle Mountain in the Coast Range<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The hike up Saddle Mountain isn\u2019t easy, but the trip to this botanist\u2019s Mecca in the Coast Range is worth it. We\u2019ll leisurely ascend 1,700 feet over a challenging five-mile, out-and-back hike to the highest point in Clatsop County. Along the way, we\u2019ll see plants that have found refuge there since the last ice age, some that can\u2019t be found anywhere else for dozens of miles, and some that can\u2019t be found anywhere else in the world. Among the many wildflowers, expect to see saxifrages, larkspur,\u00a0<em>Lomatium<\/em>\u00a0ssp., prairie smoke, Saddle Mountain bittercress, chickweed, checkermallow, wallflower (aromatic!), countless chocolate lilies, and monkeyflowers carpeting the hillsides below the mountain summit. Enjoy an amazing &#8220;big bloom&#8221; wildflower display and fill your senses. Cameras are encouraged. Bring lunch and be prepared for a moderately difficult hike in potential variable weather. Hiking poles are strongly recommended. An Oregon state park pass is required for each vehicle at Saddle Mountain.<\/p>\n<p>A carpool will leave early from Hillsboro at 7:30 am with the aim of arriving at the trailhead by 9:00 am. This trip is limited to eight participants. Contact Linda at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:ab*********@***oo.com\" data-original-string=\"DvKpXXStTzTiIkdOl4Lp6w==b0a1nsZFM3BaNZuMacEtuWfTOdpVJDgUtJ8BjuNvDLk38Y=\" title=\"This contact has been encoded by Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Click to decode. To finish the decoding make sure that JavaScript is enabled in your browser.\"><span \n                data-original-string='mnGqFtPDd52vclcBpt0rnQ==b0aHLlMDzF09voaHt3FRgAcQJALohKa7bFFNmxXhnLng3o='\n                class='apbct-email-encoder'\n                title='This contact has been encoded by Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Click to decode. 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