This 9.7 mile hike off of Hwy 242 is a nice loop circling through forest, up a mountain, and along a lave berm, all with views of lakes, the central Cascades, and tons of mushrooms. The forest is not remarkable, but the mushrooms were fun, and in spring the little meadows would have been lush with flowers. The view from Mt Scott (6116 ft) was all mine, and gorgeous. The drive there is a long one - almost 3 hours, and the hike took about 5 hr because of all my stops for fiddly macro mushroom shots!
Enjoy :-)
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| Benson Lake |
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| table top |
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| birth of the golf balls |
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| jabba the hutt |
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| elephant ears |
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| toad |
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| attack! |
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| Tenas Lake (one of many) |
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| grunge |
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| funnels |
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| roadmap |
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| the horta |
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| The Sisters and Broken Top from Mt Scott |
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| Jefferson, Three fingered Jack, Washington, Belknap, Black Crater and two Sisters - lunch view |
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| invasion |
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| party |
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| lobes |
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| purple princess |
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| Sisters from the lava berm |
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| Hand Lake |
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| convoluted |
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| Scott Lake |
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