Entering the burned area on Elk Lake Creek trail These two trees (left side of screen) had huge burn marks all the way up the trunk but were still alive Burned areas on Elk Lake Creek trail Waterfall and pool on Elk Lake Creek trail - below rockslide Rockslide on Elk Lake Creek trail Looking up Pine Cone Creek Looking down Pine Cone Creek This sign survived the fire, but just barely - the tree it is attached to is leaning a lot - Just before the Pine Cone Creek crossing on Elk Lake Creek trail Heading out of the fire area into unburned forest now Neat campsite on Elk Lake Creek trail Elk Lake Creek near campsite Many people have carved thier initials into this tree - it looks like it started by some survey crew - you can't read all of it - something MR NOR something survey crew 6 something - maybe in 1971? This was on a side trail down to the creek - an old campsite that hasn't been used in a long time The old campsite at the end of the trail This side trail is overgrown in spots - and a fair amount of blowdown on it. Knob Rock Creek crossing on Elk Lake Creek trail I think this was the Welcome Creek crossing Welcome creek mini waterfall Campsite near Welcome creek Welcome Lakes trail junction - it heads uphill from here Old Phone line Insulator Old Phone line at first Elk Lake creek crossing - this was our turnaround spot First Elk Lake Creek crossing Slide at Pine Cone Creek Tree is burned up quite a ways but still living Another shot of falls and the beautiful pool Looking uphill - up the rockslide - Shreiner peak is up there somewhere out of sight