Green Lakes Gambol

by Funhog

Fall Creek Trail to Green Lakes
The first couple of miles on the Green Lakes trail takes you through dense...

Obsidian Canyon
As you approach timberline, the trail enters a narrow canyon formed by...

South Sister
The huge wall of volcanic glass in front of the peak appears to be a glacial...

The Sister's Guardian
This monolith stands at the fore.

Glacial Cascade
A distant waterfall thunders down the slopes of South Sister.

Green Lake
This is the largest of the three lakes in the basin.

Broken Top
In one direction Broken Top looms above the plain and at your back is South...

Broken Top and Lake
Myriad shades of green are reflected in one of the lakes.

Crane and Blackbirds
At the end of the day, I caught sight of a sandhill crane in the fields near...

Lone Crane
I knew they were here but this was the first time I'd seen a...

article published 9/3/2009