Our friend Doug the Mountain Climber writes:

Here’s a shot from a long hike yesterday (~15 mi, 3,000’ up and down including lots of scrambling) through the lovely alpine lake area called Jefferson Park just north of Mt. Jefferson to Park Ridge 1,000’ above the "Park." Although the generally grey skies meant that the light was mostly flat, I did catch a few moments of sun and clearing. At 7,000’, there are still substantial patches of snow along with "spring" alpine wildflowers. The view to the north shows Mt. Hood in the distance along with smoke behind Ollalie Butte from several wildfires caused by lightning a few days ago. Enjoy!