Elk Lake looking at Beachie Saddle Battle Ax Elk Lake Creek Trail - beginning Elk Lake Creek at Battle Creek Shelter site Battle Creek Shelter campsite (shelter is gone now) Mother Lode Creek crossing (#1) Carly Crossing Elk Lake Creek (crossing #2) Deep pool on Elk Lake Creek Upstream from the deep pool Downstream from the deep pool Small waterfalls Cooling off some hot feet in Elk Lake Creek (crossing #3) Damage from the Schreiner peak fire last year Campsite night 1 - Welcome Lakes Camp area Upper Welcome Lake (more of a swamp almost) Sunrise over the hills West Lake from the West Lake Way Trail Still bits of snow left This is hard to see, but it is a series of short, steep switchbacks that are COVERED in down trees. The hillside was littered with downed trees View from the Bull of the Woods lookout (#1) Bull of the Woods lookout Hillside of flowers with Mt Hood in the background Three sisters and 3 finger jack? Mother Lode Creek - Our last crossing point for the day Campsite night 2 - Near Motherlode Creek Motherlode Creek The old Geronimo mine site (not much to see, really) Remnants of the geronimo mine camp WAY too many of these over the trail Nice little side creek Elk Lake Creek trail Beachie Saddle and Battle Ax behind Elk Lake Start/End of Elk Lake Trail at Elk Lake Foundation of old garage at Gold Butte Fire Lookout site View from Gold Butte Fire Lookout Bench marker on top of Gold Butte Gold Butte Lookout Look at all the butterflies! Panorama from Bull of the Woods lookout Panorama from Bull of the Woods lookout Panorama from Gold Butte Lookout Panorama from Gold Butte Lookout