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Wildlife, plants and environment at Iron Horse

Wildlife

MammalsBirdsFish & Sea Life
• Bears
• Bobcats
• Chipmunks
• Coyotes
• Deer or Elk
• Marmots
• Otters
• Rabbits
• Raccoons
• Skunks
• Squirrels
• Crows or Ravens
• Doves or Pigeons
• Ducks
• Eagles
• Geese
• Grouse
• Hawks
• Herons
• Hummingbirds
• Jays
• Ospreys
• Owls
• Pheasants
• Quail
• Woodpeckers
• Wrens


Environmental Features

Physical Features Plant LifeSpecial
In the Cascade Mountains, the trail cuts through basalt outcroppings, exposing large cliffs that tower above the trail. West of Thorp, the trail cuts through a sandstone deposit.
 • Cedar
• Nobel Fir
• Ponderosa Pine
• Yew
• Alder
• Apple
• Maple
• Oak
• Daisy
• Foxglove
• Lupines
• Orchids
• Paintbrush
• Rose
• Berries
• Ferns
• Moss or Lichens
Remnants of the old railroad are still present: trestles, tunnels, bridges, signal foundations, ties, spikes, etc.