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Paulina Lake Loop Trailhead at Little Crater Campground.
Unidentified species (help us identify it by providing feedback).
View looking south at Paulina Peak (7,989').
Squaw currant (Ribes cereum).
View of the lake's northwestern lava flow.
Common yarrow (Achillea millefolium).
Paulina Lake Hot Springs.
Scouring rush (Equisetum hyemale).
View south from Paulina Lake's northern beach and hot springs.
Bring a shovel for the lake's North Beach Hot Springs.