McNeil Point 4 Aug 2014

I headed out very early to get this hike accomplished before it got really hot.  People going up as I was descending were sweating bullets.  The skies were filled with smoke from the WA and OR wildfires, and the mountain itself was a little hazy.  But the flowers were showing off their colors!
10 miles, 2500 ft gain -ish

Bear grass in bloom

the first tarn

the second one had some water

heather and lupine

avalanche lilies

mt Hood

smokey skies

lunch spot

looking down on the shelter and Bald Mtn

Pasque flower

lupine

paintbrush and heather

more paintbrush

the heather was sure beautiful

false hellebore, lupine and turkey pea

Spirea

gentian?

afternoon light

gnarly trees