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Home / Elk Meadows Photos OR 32
Post date / 2016 / June
- Wildflowers growing along Newton Creek on the Newton Creek Trail. There were clumps of these low-growing flowers in both yellow and orange.
- Wildflowers abound where Newton Creek Trail crosses on the north side of Newton Creek. The loose gravel provides a good spot for early colonizers.
- Trees fight to survive and eventually lose the fight with the elements that pound Lamberson Butte. Here a skeletal tree provides a foreground balance to Mt. Jefferson in the distance.
- This tree trunk has been sandblasted by storms that rake Mt. Hood. The wood is worn away faster than it can turn gray. The grit almost polishes the wood smooth.
- This is Lamberson Butte, on the north side of Newton Creek. Going downhill, Lamberson Butte is easy to spot. Heading uphill it is pretty easy to walk right by it.
- The trailhead sign for the Elk Meadows Trail appears to be new for 2010.
- The trail to Elk Meadows passes by the junction to Umbrella Falls. It appears new trail signs were installed in 2010.
- The Timberline Trail above Lamberson Butte is above timberline and the terrain becomes to harsh for most plants. A small strem flows from a snowfield and becomes part of Newton Creek.
- The shelter at Elk Meadows is pretty run down. The roof appears to be mostly waterproof.
- The second major creek crossing on the Elk Meadows Trail is Newton Creek. As you can see, this crossing has to be replaced annually. Some years it is good and other years it is just some logs.
- The log crossing of Newton Creek on the Newton Creek trail can be a sketchy crossing. This is not an easy crossing when the water is even a little bit high.
- The first major creek the Elk Meadows Trail crosses is Clark Creek. This is an easy crossing with this nice log crossing.
- The east side of Mt. Hood and the Newton-Clark Glacier below the peak. You can see the east side of Mt. Hood is much more rugged than the west side.
- Newton Creek Trail descends on a lateral moraine and there are some nice views back up the trail of Mt. Hood.
- Mt. Jefferson stands out in the distance. The rolling hills in the foreground are a fine example of distance perspective.