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kepPNW: Buck Creek #1 trailhead not only offers the standard amenities, but a very nice view of Mount Hood to gaze at while getting the gear together.
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kepPNW: Views of Mount Hood abounded throughout the day, but this one early on the first leg to Nester was very nice indeed.
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kepPNW: The paintbrush seemed to really be hitting its stride.
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kepPNW: Final approach to old lookout site atop Nester Peak.
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kepPNW: The balsamroot was pretty cooked, unfortunately.
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kepPNW: Some sort of parsley, perhaps.
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kepPNW: Mount Adams from Nester Peak.
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kepPNW: Site of the old pit toilet for the Nester Peak fire lookout.
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kepPNW: All that's left of the former Nester Peak fire lookout. A wooden tower once stood atop this cinderblock base.
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kepPNW: Vibrant paintbrush below the old lookout.
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kepPNW: Phlox and balsamroot below the old lookout.
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kepPNW: Can't say why, but Willard is still a place I need to get to! Huh...
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kepPNW: Pacific dogwood blooming along a logging road.
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kepPNW: The Road to Monte Carlo!
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kepPNW: Really spectacular old growth grove along a creek's riparian buffer.
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kepPNW: Middle Fork Buck Creek
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kepPNW: Amazing old grove beside Middle Fork Buck Creek.
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kepPNW: Best meadow of the day, just below and to the west of Monte Carlo.
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kepPNW: Best meadow of the day, just below and to the west of Monte Carlo.
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kepPNW: Best meadow of the day, just below and to the west of Monte Carlo.
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kepPNW: Some pretty odd signage in this management area!
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kepPNW: Paintbrush lining the trail!
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kepPNW: Most of the balsamroot was past peak, but there were still a few beauties to behold.
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kepPNW: Some sort of phlox?
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kepPNW: Exceptional viewpoint of Mount Hood. Good memories here...
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kepPNW: Mount Hood
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kepPNW: Balsamroot and Mount Hood
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kepPNW: Balsamroot and Mount Hood
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kepPNW: Little field of purple flowers above a burbling brook.