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rozoneill: From the PCT Trailhead at Windigo Pass, it was a short hike down a dirt road
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rozoneill: Away I go on the Metolius-Windigo Trail
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rozoneill: Forest on the Metolius-Windigo Trail in the late afternoon
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rozoneill: The trail was generally dry and dusty
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rozoneill: Tuck Lake, at my arrival in the late afternoon (or early evening)
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rozoneill: The clouds were aglow
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rozoneill: Clouds floated over the two lakes
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rozoneill: Tuck Lake in that afternoon glow
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rozoneill: These flowers were common in the wet meadows surrounding the lakes
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rozoneill: Buttercup bud
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rozoneill: Maybe a cinquefoil, more research required for the ID
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rozoneill: I set up camp on the isthmus between Nip (seen here) and Tuck Lakes
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rozoneill: Nip Lake reflection
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rozoneill: A forested world within the lake
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rozoneill: Water grasses intrude into the reflective scene
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rozoneill: Clouds form over Nip Lake
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rozoneill: A cloud recedes behind a forested ridge
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rozoneill: Trees reflect in the middle of a lake marsh
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rozoneill: The clouds are on fire
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rozoneill: Cloudy reflection in Tuck Lake
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rozoneill: Tuck Lake as the day nears a close
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rozoneill: A small pond sits between Nip and Tuck Lakes
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rozoneill: Grassy shoreline on Tuck Lake
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rozoneill: This small pond might explain the number of mosquitoes in the air
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rozoneill: My mosquito-free zone
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rozoneill: Tuck Lake in the early evening
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rozoneill: Layers of cloud (and one contrail)
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rozoneill: Sunset comes to my campsite
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rozoneill: G'night everybody, see you in the morning!
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rozoneill: Why so glum, Richard, mosquitoes getting you down?