Hi Dotty, a few of the orchids that grow in our area are, the Rein Orchid (Platanthera unalascensis), Ladies Tresses (Spiranthes romanzoffiana) White Bog Orchid (Platanthera dilata) and the Slender Bog Orchid (Platanthera stricta) I don't know if any of these will be a match with your picture though, too bad it wasn't blooming it would make for an easier i.d.
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Annette, you are a fountain of knowledge! I think that it is the Platanthera hookeri (Rein Orchid) -- it fits with the dry area that I found the plants in and the leaves certainly look the same. I hope I can get back to Musgrave Landing in a week or two and find it in bloom. Interestingly, I have found Rattlesnake Orchids and ladyslipper orchids here, and it is supposed to have some Phantom Orchids. I keep looking for the latter but so far no joy. It is listed as one of very few places in BC where they may be found. It is an area of just a few hundred square feet, but is a little rock peninsular that is spectacularly beautiful!

Here is a link that might be useful: {{gwi:269121}}

I'm thinking Piperia. Looks like one and it is the right kind of habitat. When I Google the other one I get pictures of a twayblade with short broad leaves part way up the stem.

I checked out the description bboy and it says sandy soil close to Monteray, Big Sur. This plant was found on a rocky promontery with thin soil, no sand. It is a wonderful area and because the sea is on 3 sides it has an interesting climate. Therefore, it could easily have a California climate. I am REALLY going to try and get back there in a couple of weeks to see if I can find it in flower. Thanks for the responses.

Piperia left in Seattle are (if still extant) on a little knoll of reddish soil that looks pre-glacial, in an otherwise flat area. Spots where they grow have same appearance as in your picture, nearly bare with other vegetation nearby.

"...native from Alaska to Baja, east to Quebec...SLENDER-SPIRE ORCHID is a tuberous perennial whose several leaves pop up in April. The flowers open from late May into early July. The slender spires are of its flowers: greenish-white, small, and unattractive, on stems 8-18" (36") high. Our specimens smell sweet, though some elsewhere do not"

--Jacobson, Wild Plants of Greater Seattle - Second Edition