After a few miles, we parked and walked to Lily Pad Lake. Uncommon plants to be seen were Xerophyllum tenax , Eriogonum compositum , Lewisia leana , Penstemon davidsonii , Penstemon anguineus , and Frasera albicaulis . After we returned to the campsite, Wayne took us on a short walk down the road toward Oregon. Here we saw Phlox adsurgens , Campanula prenanthioides , and Nothochelone nemorosa . The next day we left Yreka and drove up to the Parks Creek parking lot on Mt. Eddy, which is opposite Mt. Shasta, on the other side of Interstate 5.
Mt. Eddy is the highest peak in the Klamath Mountains.
Right across the road from the parking lot was a sort of alpine fell field, filled with lupines, eriogonums, and Ipomopsis aggregata , all in bloom. After marveling at this, we started out on the hike to Deadfall Lakes. Along the path we discovered Darlingtonia californica , Hackelia mundula , Chimaphila menziesii , Calochortus nudus , and Pyrola picta . The rest pushed on, finding a mature mountain mahogany in the form of a tree. On the way down the mountain, Sally and Mary found Anemone drummondii and a possible Lilium shastense .