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Great hike - but a few surprises
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The hike begins with a 3 mile long death march
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Young Rhododendron plants as a beetle flys by
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Mountain Hemlock and Devils Club
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Lost Creek Ford
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The Teepee Stump
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Crossing Lost Creek
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The Switchback
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The brave avalanche zone tree
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Devils Clubs Reaching for Light
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Mount Hood Shrouded in quickly passing clouds as seen from Zigzag Mountain Oregon USA
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Vista point on Burnt Lake Trail of Mount Hood from Zigzag Mountain
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Almost at Burnt Lake
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Delicious Skunk Cabbage - Not good for humans though
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Most Interesting thing at 4,000 feet.
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Lilies!
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Lilies!
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Trilliums
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Recent snow-covered
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A patch of alders
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Almost there!
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Most Interesting thing at 4,100 feet.
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Fording the drainage from Burnt Lake
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Welcome to Burnt Lake!
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Mount Hood and Burnt Lake
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Clear waters in the forest slowly flowing toward the lake
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Clear waters in the forest slowly flowing toward the lake
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Soggy patches of snow quickly melting
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Snow was here very recently
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Burnt Lake Oregon
