October 19, 2014: Thomas Lake & East Crater (Indian Heaven Wilderness, Washington)

For future reference: bushwhacking up the west side of East Crater is easy. Bushwhacking down the south side of East Crater is a bad idea. (Here's a map.)
Panther Creek
Panther Creek Falls
Dee Lake
moss
Thomas Lake
Heather Lake
bunchberry leaves
Eunice Lake
dew on huckleberry leaves
autumn meadow
mushrooms
moss
misty sunlight through conifers
Rock Lake
Rock Lake
moss under water
fly agaric mushroom
tiny orange mushrooms
clouds & fir trees
Lemei Rock & Mt. Adams
East Crater's USGS benchmark
fir cone
Mt. Hood & clouds
Blue Lake
Blue Lake
Lake Sahalee Tyee
dragonfly (blue-eyed darner)
dragonfly (blue-eyed darner)
Ilona & a dragonfly
flooded trail
flooded trail reflecting the sky
orange coral fungus
autumn meadow
huckleberry
Roosevelt elk

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