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When I think of the things I enjoy the most about New Hampshire, I think about the smell of the spring breeze delicately perfumed with the delightful scent of our state flower, the purple lilac. And, she ain't so bad to look at, either!

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Hiking Mt Dickerman contd. 1-2: I love this plant: Arctic butterbur, or colt's foot. Petasites frigidus var. palmatum. The leaves emerge later but they're large and mayapple-like. 3: invasive weeds by the side of the path-- they are carried in on shoes and animal fur. Please check your shoes and pets for seeds before visiting. Native ecosystems are vulnerable everywhere-- this one is more intact than most, let's keep it that way. 9/9
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Hiking Mt Dickerman contd. Every time I come up this way, I stop at the Big Four Ice Caves picnic area, because I love the little wetland here. There's a boardwalk across it and an easy hike up to the ice caves-- an avalanche debris pile (a ginormous pile of snow) with holes carved through it by melt water. I was far more excited about the skunk cabbages. They grow in the water and smell like their name. 8/9
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Hiking Mt Dickerman contd. Tough going getting to the top, even with spikes and trekking poles. But the view from the top is unparalleled-- Glacier Peak, Mt Baker, Shuksan, even the Olympics all visible at the same time and Big Four Mountain is right in your face. Photo 3: the North side of the peak is a sheer drop, and you can see the snow cornice that's built up over it. Maybe don't step on that part. 7/9
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Hiking Mt Dickerman contd. This plant caught my eye because it looks like an Asian species I have in my garden. This is Prosartes hookeri, or American fairy bells, close relative of the Disporum genus (Fairy bells: 'Night Heron', 'Green Giant' are popular cultivars). It's not real common. Mt. Dickerman is right on the edge of the Perry Creek drainage which has an unusual diversity of native plants. 5/9
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Hiking Mt Dickerman contd. Another species of false Solomon's seal (Maianthemum stellatum), this one will have starry white flowers in a few weeks. And one of the commonest forest floor plants here: Mahonia nervosa, or short Oregon grape (there are two other species of Oregon grape, a "tall one" and a "sunny area one"). Those yellow flowers become purple berries, edible but horrifyingly sour. 4/9
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