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Bridge over Clark Creek.
View of Mount Hood from Newton Creek crossing.
Hedge-nettle (Stachys chamisonis).
Forest floor covered with bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax).
View of Mount Hood from Elk Meadows.
View of Mount Hood from Elk Meadows.
One of many backcountry campsites throughout the meadows.
Elk Meadows looking east.
Explorer's gentian (Gentiana calycosa).
Explorer's gentian (Gentiana calycosa).