Mt. Jefferson Park, Oregon

My brother Mike and I did this 4-day backpack in the summer of 2003.  It rained a bit ... but rain is where the purty flowers come from.  It's an area of beautiful lakes, and sits right below the blue ice of the Mt. Jefferson glacier.

When we first got to the trailhead, there was a group of boys there who had just hiked out.  They had missed a food drop, and had run out of food the day before.  They were just laying around, waiting for their ride to show up.  When it did, it apparently also brought food.  We heard ecstatic cries of, "CHOCOLATE MILK!", and "CEREAL!".