In 2020-topsy-turvy style, I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised to find ice encrusted still-green leaves, on what I’d thought would be a fall leaf-peeping color excursion. We were hiking near Easton, just east of Snoqualmie Pass, on a snow-covered trail when sunlight suddenly lit up every ice coated surface.
We left the cold creek corridor to climb 1000′ ft. up to a viewpoint atop a wind-swept cliff. Far below, cars whizzed by on I-90 and Mt. Rainer’s dome punctuated the skyline to the west. Here, the plants hug the ground and are adapted to a harsh environment.
All that remains after seeds have dispersed 
A native buckwheat (Eriogonum) chandelier
When I got home, I checked to see if the Washington Native Plant Society had a “plant list” for our Easton Ridge hike, and the answer was yes! I wished that I had printed one out to have with me on the hike to help with the forensic botany plant ID. I’m excited to return next May to see these native shrubs and forbs in bloom. https://www.wnps.org/plant-lists/list?Easton_Ridge_Trail