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  • Close-up of the native trailing blackberry, growing on the northern face of Rattlesnake Mountain in Western Washington. There is a myth told by the Stl'atl'imx and Coast Salish peoples of the Pacific Northwest that tells of a wife being chased up a tree by a jealous husband. The blood fell from the woman and became the blackberry.
    Trailing Blackberry
  • This spectacular and vibrant wildflower is found across most of the northern United States and much of Canada. This one was photographed just east of Seattle about half way up Rattlesnake Mountain.
    Fireweed
  • A fantastically camouflaged western toad comes out from under cover on a rainy summer day on Washington's Rattlesnake Mountain.
    Western Toad
  • A very rambunctious Townsend's chipmunk scurries around an old tree stump on Rattlesnake Mountain, about 30 miles east of Seattle.
    Townsend's Chipmunk
  • The salmonberry is highly variable in color when ripe, ranging from a golden yellow, bright orange, to vivid red. Much like it's cousin the raspberry in both structure and texture, and are semi-hollow when picked. Historically a very important foodsource for the native peoples of the Pacific Northwest, not only the berries, but the new green shoots can be peeled and steamed as a vegetable.
    Salmonberry
  • Golden salmonberries ripe for the picking. These sometimes delicious, sometimes mushy fruits provide food for many animals across the PNW from sea level to nearly the subalpine regions of the Cascades and Olympic Mountains.
    Salmonberry
  • A perfectly ripe red salmonberry moments before being eaten on the western face of Washington's Rattlesnake Mountain.
    Salmonberry
  • The trailing blackberry is the only native blackberry to the Pacific Northwest. It is loaded with hellaciously sharp thorns that rip, sting, and can nearly entangle unsuspecting hikers, and in late summer this is more than made up for by the massive crop of delightfully sweet and bountiful blackberries!
    Trailing Blackberry
  • A juicy, ripe thimbleberry growing on the western side of Washington's Rattlesnake Mountian. This common, very-seedy wildberry has a long history among the native peoples of the Pacific Northwest, namely the Nuu-chah-nulth, Kwakwaka'wakw, and the Nuxalk.
    Thimbleberry
  • This common mushroom is usually found growing with or among lichens on rotting logs, decaying wood, or in organically-rich soil. While regularly seen across most of the northern hemisphere, it is found most frequently closer to the Arctic. This one was found on Rattlesnake Mountain in Washington's Cascade Mountains.
    Lichen Agaric
  • A view from atop Rattlesnake Mountain in Washington State. Maibox Peak to the left with Dirtybox Peak just to the right and behind it. On the right side is Mount Washington with Cedar Butte (the large hill) in the foreground. Between the mountains is a part of the Upper Snoqualmie Valley and the South Fork Snoqualmie River.
    Upper Snoqualmie Valley and Cascades
  • These native blackberries grow is such numbers that they will literally weigh the branches down to the ground. In fall, the leaves and roots can be made into a tea with several medicinal properties to treat a number of ailments. The berries can also be dried and eaten in the fall.
    Trailing Blackberry
  • The salmonberry is one of the most well-known and common (not to mention the earliest) seasonal berries of the Pacific Northwest. They grow anywhere where the soil is damp, and if found in areas where the ground isn't too soggy, then the fruit is sweet and delicious!
    Salmonberry