yes, it’s mid-July, but the wild flowers are still trying to break through the snow pack in a lot of places out here… below is a the underside of one such flower in the Hot Springs branch of the Collowash River in Mt. Hood National Forest – say that 3 times fast. Tried to make it up to Squaw Lakes off FR-4610 but the snow pack was upwards of 4ft in some places. Had a great time in the valley though!