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Tyson Gillard
Rock penstemon (Penstemon rupicola) near the trailhead parking area.
Tyson Gillard
Field lupine (Lupinus nanus) near the trailhead parking area.
Tyson Gillard
Beginning section of Lava Canyon Trail.
Tyson Gillard
Old-growth forest of Douglas fir and western hemlock.
Shane Kucera
Cautionary signs on the path to the Lava Canyon waterfall viewpoint.
Tyson Gillard
Blue water running through the canyon.
Tyson Gillard
Waterfall views from the bridge.
Tyson Gillard
Lava Canyon
Tyson Gillard
Lava Canyon trail.
Tyson Gillard
Growth along the canyon walls.
Tyson Gillard
Lava Canyon suspension bridge.
Tyson Gillard
Crossing the suspension bridge.
Shane Kucera
Looking into the canyon from the suspension bridge.
Shane Kucera
Looking into the canyon from the suspension bridge.
Tyson Gillard
A view to the suspension bridge from the canyon.
Shane Kucera
Lungwort (Lobaria pulmonaria) and thriving mosses in Lava Canyon.
Shane Kucera
Descending further into Lava Canyon.
Shane Kucera
Patterns in the wood mimicking the cooled lava patterns.
Tyson Gillard
Woods strawberry (Fragaria vesca).
Tyson Gillard
Woodland penstemon (nothochelone nemorosa).
Tyson Gillard
Narrow trail east of suspension.
Shane Kucera
Descending further into Lava Canyon.