Looking up Wear creek with Wash Creek in the backgroud - from the old road Looking up Wear Creek to Wash Creek in the background - from the old road Closer up - Looking up Wear Creek with Wash Creek in the background The old road wtih lots of alders growing in it. Looking up Cedar Creek to Wash Creek in the background Mt St Helens and Mt Adams in the distance Looking up Cedar Creek with Wash Creek in the background Mt St Helens and a bit of Mt Adams Poor little baby fawn met some sort of untimely demise Surprise Lake Surprise Lake - I think that is where the old campground was Surprise Lake Mt Hood through the trees on the ascent up Bracket Mountain Closeup of Mt Hood on the ascent up Bracket Mountain You can't tell how steep this is, but it is 50 degrees or more. It was steep. Bench mark on top of Bracket Mountain - 5013 feet Mt Jefferson from the top of Bracket Mountain Closeup of Mt Jefferson from the top of Bracket Mountain Mt Hood from the top of Bracket Mountain Looking down at the interesting rock formations on top of Bracket Mountain Kirk looking at the Benchmark on top of Bracket Mountain More interesting rock formations on top of Bracket Mountain Wildflowers on top of Bracket Mountain Wildflowers on top of Bracket Mountain - late in the day An interesting flat spot (looks like a perfect campsite) on top of Bracket Mountain Panorama of Surprise Lake Panorama from the top of Bracket Mountain Panorama from old road looking up Cedar Creek to Wash Creek beyond Panorama from above the Bracket Mountain Quarry (NE of Bracket Mountain) Panorama from the top of Bracket Mountain (Mt Jefferson in the background)