October 6, 2013: Whittier Ridge & Lakes Trail (Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Washington)

I also posted a full trip report (with fewer photos, but more words) on PortlandHikers.org. And here's a map.
Muddy River at sunrise
Mt. St. Helens at sunrise
frosty bramble leaves
frost on fireweed seeds
frost on huckleberry leaves
buckwheat
Mt. Adams & Meta Lake
fungus
Norway Pass & Bear Pass
pearly everlasting
Sitka valerian
bluff above Norway Pass
Mt. St. Helens & Spirit Lake
western mountain aster
Mt. St. Helens & Spirit Lake
Grizzly Lake
Oregon sunshine
pond near Twin Lakes
fall colors & Obscurity Lake (a.k.a. Twin Lakes)
snow on the trail near Panhandle Lake
Panhandle Lake
Goat Mountain & Green River
Panhandle Lake & Mt. Adams
Shovel Lake & Whittier Ridge
Mt. Adams & Panhandle Lake
Shovel Lake & Mt. Whittier
Mt. Adams & Shovel Lake
eruption-killed trees
goat tracks & trail flags
Shovel Lake, Strawberry Mountain, & Goat Rocks
north side of Whittier Ridge
snowy trail
view to the northeast
Mt. St. Helens, The Dome, & Coldwater Peak
Mt. St. Helens & backlit huckleberry leaves
Coldwater Peak, Coldwater Lake, & Minnie Peak
Mt. Adams & Mt. Whittier
Mt. Teragram & Mt. Margaret
the trail
fall colors in Coldwater Valley
rocky debris & fall colors below the trail
Mt. Whittier
Whittier Ridge & Minnie Peak
ladybugs (Oregon lady beetles)
view to the south
Mt. Rainier & Holmstedt Lake
south face of Mt. Whittier
rock arch
Holmstedt Lake
ridge above Boot Lake
eastern end of Whittier Ridge
Whittier Ridge pinnacles
trail behind the pinnacles
Coldwater Valley, from the pinnacles
Whittier Ridge pinnacles
Boot Lake & Mt. Adams
Whittier Ridge
snowy basin filled with animal tracks
top of Mt. Teragram
grouse or ptarmigan tracks
snow & huckleberry leaves
Mt. St. Helens & Mt. Margaret
view to the northeast
Mt. Margaret, St. Helens Lake, Coldwater Peak, & The Dome
basin below Mt. Teragram
windblown waterfall
lupine & snow
Mt. Margaret & Mt. Teragram
fall colors & Mt. Adams
fall colors
Mt. St. Helens & Spirit Lake
paintbrush & pearly everylasting
fall colors & evening shadows
galls on willow leaves
bright orange vine maples

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