Jefferson Park

Mt. Jefferson

Betsy and I did a late September trip to Jefferson Park, which is to the north of Mt. Jefferson in the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness in the Central Oregon Cascades. We used the Breitenbush Lake trailhead and took the PCT over Park Ridge to get there.

a sign of things to come

climbing into the alpine of Park Ridge

brilliant huckleberry

approaching the top of Park Ridge

BAM: Mt. Jefferson with Jeff Park below

we set up our first camp in the tundra beyond Russell Lake

sunset on the summit of Mt. Jefferson

it was a cold night with a lot of condensation, so a misty morning

more fall colors near camp

we moved camp a short distance to Russell Lake where we had a reservation for the second night

and set up on site #30

we went for a tour around Jeff Park, here is one of many ponds

Rock Lake

reds and yellows

Scout Lake

we hiked south of the Park to this meadow

a calmer Scout Lake on the way back

sunrise on Mt. Jefferson

morning reflection on Russell Lake

on the flight path: many contrails

there was a bear on the slope above Russell Lake (photo: Betsy Frazier)

same bear (photo: Betsy Frazier)

heading back up Park Ridge on the way out: the cold night pushed the colors

last view of Jefferson before dropping over the ridge

quite a pallette

three colors

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