We went to Grassy Knoll trailhead this morning and the road conditions review was so accurate. Massive potholes on the way there, highly recommended to have a high clearance vehicle. You'll have to off road for about an hour because of the rough condition. We passed two cars on the way up, I guess they went in bright and early and had already finished the hike.
Trailhead only had one other car, parking was easy. The hike itself was very nice, weather was good, a bit windy though. We found out about this trail after reading an article about the spectacular wildflowers here however, we felt it was a bit disappointing. Maybe because it's too early in the season? About a mile and a half in, we began to see Trilliums and Yellow lilies which was very beautiful, so we kept going. Amazing views of Mt. Adams along the way after the first mile.
The wildflower point that all trails had marked on the map was a total disappointment. There were many fallen trees on the trail and some ice pack which we had to cross. I think the flowers hadn't bloomed yet? In short, There are no flowers past the 2 mile mark (mountain viewpoint, you can see Mt. Hood here and some pretty daffodils).
We went up to mile 3.5 and decided to turn around as there weren't any more flowers. Definitely had fun hiking there though!
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