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    Photo Date: 
    08/12/2006
    View of Sparks Lake, the South Sister (10,358 ft) and Broken Top (9,177 ft) from the Ray Adkinson Hiking Trail.
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    08/12/2006
    View of Sparks Lake and the South Sister (10,358 ft) from the Ray Adkinson Hiking Trail.
    Photo Date: 
    08/07/2010
    Black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus).
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    09/04/2012
    Black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus).
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    09/05/2009
    Golden-mantled ground squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis).
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    08/14/2011
    Sparks Lake and Mount Bachelor (9,068 ft).
    Photo Date: 
    09/07/2009
    Early morning view of Mount Bachelor (9,068 ft) from a backcountry campsite.
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    09/04/2009
    Common merganser (Mergus merganser).
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    09/04/2009
    Common merganser (Mergus merganser).
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    09/07/2009
    Fresh snowfall in the summer on South Sister (10,358 ft).
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    09/04/2012
    Lakeshore campsite near the boat ramp.
    Photo Date: 
    08/12/2006
    Mount Bachelor (9,068 ft) and Fall Creek from the northern meadow of Sparks Lake.
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    08/12/2006
    Red elderberry (Sambucus racemosa).
    Photo Date: 
    08/12/2006
    Unidentified species tucked in the lava rocks at Sparks Lake (help us identify it by providing feedback).
    Daniel Sherman
    Photo Date: 
    06/12/2009
    The lake becomes quite still in the early morning and late evening hours.
    Daniel Sherman
    Photo Date: 
    08/12/2017
    South Sister above the grassy island.
    Daniel Sherman
    Photo Date: 
    08/12/2017
    A summer sunset with pristine reflection

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