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Related: About this forumDalles Mountain Ranch
This is located in Columbia Hills State Park in south-central Washington, just above the Columbia Gorge.  In spring, the hills come alive with wildflowers, particularly Arrowleaf Balsamroot and Lupine. 

Looking toward the Columbia Gorge

Arrowleaf Balsamroot 

The iconic abandoned car on Dalles Mountain 

Moonrise over the Ranch
					
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						regnaD kciN
						Apr 2024
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Deuxcents
(24,639 posts)1. What a beautiful country we have! Would love to get that way someday
        Diamond_Dog
(38,989 posts)2. TY for sharing your beautiful corner of the world with us.
        cilla4progress
(26,472 posts)3. Im in north central Washington and
        the balsamroot and lupine here are riotous!!
Riotously beautiful!
CaliforniaPeggy
(155,607 posts)4. Thank you for this glorious glimpse of spring, my dear  regnaD kciN!
        From daylight to dusk, these are wonderful. 
 
2naSalit
(98,487 posts)5. Beautiful!
        Further east we're expecting some snow for a few days.  Greenup has begun but the freezing temps might spoil some crops, trees are blooming and some of the treetops were brown this morning.
 
niyad
(128,222 posts)6. Thank you for sharing this beauty with us.
        ShazzieB
(21,912 posts)7. Love the rolling hills and those gorgeous flowers, 💐
        Especially the lupine - one of my favorites!