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Munson Creek Falls  This is the highest waterfall in the Coast Range and it is 266 feet high.  It is located about 7 miles South of Tillamook.  Turn East at the sign and proceed 1.6 miles to the parking lot.  There is an easy 0.5 mile trail to the falls.  Photo: 1/24/2005

Licorice Fern “Polypodium glycyrrhiza”,  Polypody Family (Polypodiaceae)  Perennial, plant 6-24″ tall, leaves pinnate (feather like) and the leaflets are arranged alternately, creeping rhizome with a licorice taste.  Common on rocks, logs and trees in Western Or. & Wa. and they are at their best during the rainy season.  Photo:  Elk Rock Garden between Portland and Lake Oswego, OR 1/10/2010

This is the view of Mt Hood from the Elk Rock Garden of the Bishop’s Close.  Photo:  1/10/2010.

Chinese Witch Hazel “Hamamelis  mollis” Perennial, shrub 10-15″ tall and wide, a very early bloomer with bright yellow flowers and very fragrant.  Photo:  Elk Rock, the Garden of the Bishop’s Close, 11800 SW Military Lane, Portland, OR  1/10/2010

Coast Silk Tassel “Garrya-elliptica” Silk-Tassel Family (Garryaceae)  Perennial, shrub up to 20′ tall, evergreen leaves are leathery and dark green, male plants have 6″ catkins, female plants have 4″ catkins and produce dark purple berry-like fruits.  Blooms early spring in the hills of S.W. Oregon. Photo:  Elk Rock, the Garden of the Bishop’s Close, 11800 SW Military Lane, Portland, OR  1/10/2010