Outdoor Project

The ultimate adventure guide

Wahtum Express sign.

Avalanche lilly (Erythronium montanum).

Some of the 250 wooden steps down to Wahtum Lake.

Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis).

Unidentified species (help us identify it by providing feedback).

Walking down the wooden steps toward Wahtum Lake.

Wahtum Lake.

Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis).

Rosy twisted stalk (Streptopus roseus).

Unidentified species (help us identify it by providing feedback).

The trail as it gradually climbs toward Chinidere Mountain.

Oregon sunshine (Eriophyllum lanatum).

Red columbine (Aquilegia Formosa).

Old-growth forest near Chindidere Mountain.

Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) covers the forest floor.

The junction with the Herman Creek Trail.

Indian paintbrush (Castilleja).

Nearing the summit of Chinidere Mountain.

The rocky trail to the summit of Chinidere Mountain.

Lupine.

The trail follows a ridge to the summit of Chinidere Mountain.

Mount St. Helens (8,365 ft), Mount Rainier (14,411 ft), and Mount Adams (12,281 ft) viewed from the top of Chinidere Mountain.

Mount St. Helens (8,365 ft) from Chinidere Mountain.

Mount Adams (12,281 ft) from Chinidere Mountain.

Tent sites on Chinidere Mountain.

Mount Hood (11,249 ft) from Chinidere Mountain.

A rocky outcropping on Chinidere Mountain.

The view down Eagle Creek Canyon from Chinidere Mountain.

Rock penstemon (Scrophulariaceae).

USGS marker on Chinidere Mountain.

The Chinidere Cutoff Trail leads down through the woods.

A pipe that was once used to supply water to the lakeside campsites.

Salamander in Wahtum Lake.

Wahtum Lake.

Logjam crossing on Wahtum Lake.

The blue waters of Wahtum Lake.

A view of Chinidere Mountain from Wahtum Lake.

Returning up the 250 wooden steps.

Photo Date:

09/25/2016

An incredible view of Mount Hood to the south.