Wet and wild in the mountains

We have just returned from 10 days in the Cascades.  The temperatures were a little cooler than we expected for summer, but the scenery was gorgeous, and Oregonians see beauty in water, regardless of its form.

Diamond Peak, from Gold Lake.

White pelicans foraging near the Cascade Lakes Highway.

Raindrops regrouping after a morning shower.

Salt Creek Falls, through the trees.

Our new high-tech, low-weight canoe on its maiden voyage at Hosmer Lake, beneath Mount Bachelor (above) and South Sister (below).