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rozoneill: Ferns in riotous profusion at the trailhead
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rozoneill: Alder leaves catch some of that bright sunlight
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rozoneill: The hot sun still found its way to me
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rozoneill: A black beetle naps on a rhododendron
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rozoneill: The rhodies were putting on their usual early summer show
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rozoneill: Lake of the Woods reposes in the heat
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rozoneill: A herd of horsetails gather
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rozoneill: Rhododendrons, sort of a side view
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rozoneill: So many rhododendrons to take photos of!
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rozoneill: The pink interior of a rhododendron flower
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rozoneill: Kind of a two-tone color scheme
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rozoneill: I should probably leave the rhodies alone and start hiking
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rozoneill: Off to Hemlock Lake I go
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rozoneill: Vine maples iluuminate
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rozoneill: Follow those two!
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rozoneill: Morning sun illuminates the forest floor
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rozoneill: Yin and yang, colorwise
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rozoneill: A dying Oregon grape frond goes out in a blaze of orange glory
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rozoneill: I got plenty of quality forest time on this hike
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rozoneill: Random snapshot of the forest floor
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rozoneill: Trail, slicing its way through the trees
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rozoneill: Nothing like a forest to make you feel small and insignificant
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rozoneill: Pathway through the light and shadow
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rozoneill: Shadow play upon the trail
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rozoneill: A bridge crossing of a large but nameless creek
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rozoneill: Small cascade on a small creek
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rozoneill: Big leaf maple, all illuminated by the bright sunlight
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rozoneill: Woodland phlox makes an appearance on the forest floor
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rozoneill: Elegant cat's ear in its normal fuzzy state of being
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rozoneill: This elegant cat's ear was fuzzier than most