5/31. Saddle Mountain in the coastal range. 1.5 hour west on Hwy 26 from Portland. 2.5 miles one way, 1600' gain. 15 of us hiked this flower heaven, 1 week before my trip here last year. Glad that Mary V. was in the group. Always learn and relearn something from her. Learned a new flower: copper bell. Among others, but not limiting to, are: chocolate lily, Oregon iris, Goat's beard, Baneberry, Smith fairy bell and hooker fairy bell, Larkspur, yellow Monkey, red Columbine, red paintbrush, rosy plectritis, mallow, fringecup, flox. Most abundant now is field chickweed, and buttercup. 
Too cloudy to see the promised view. Sunny in Portland :(.Saddle Mountain Trailhead (Latitude: 45.962883, Longitude: -123.689990): Hwy 26 west of Portland for ~60 miles, turn north just before milepost 10 onto Saddle Mountain Road. Go 7 miles on this paved, but bumpy road.
