Gus leads the way on the trail to the inner lake Image by Ron Smith Image #1
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Ferns proliferate in the lower reaches Image by Ron Smith Image #2
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Ferns Image by Ron Smith Image #3
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Ron on the trail to inner lake Image by Ron Smith Image #4
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Trail through the ferns Image by Ron Smith Image #5
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Trail through the old village Image by Ron Smith Image #6
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Crevasse adjacent to the trail Image by Ron Smith Image #7
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Trail as it passes by the outer lake Image by Ron Smith Image #8
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Deep pine needles make the trail very soft throughout the highlands Image by Ron Smith Image #9
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Taking a break after scaling a ridge Image by Ron Smith Image #10
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Ferns also grow throughout the highlands Image by Ron Smith Image #11
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The trail along the ridgeline Image by Ron Smith Image #12
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Official Business and Aoba from the ridgeline trail Image by Ron Smith Image #13
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Official Business and Aoba from the ridgeline trail Image by Ron Smith Image #14
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Taking a break before descending to the inner lake Image by Erin Derrington Image #15
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The inner lake Image by Ron Smith Image #16
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The inner lake Image by Ron Smith Image #17
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Red dragonfly Image by Ron Smith Image #18
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Red dragonfly Image by Ron Smith Image #19
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Fish in the inner lake Image by Ron Smith Image #20
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Sulfur-loving algae cover the rock where the hot springs enter the lake Image by Ron Smith Image #21
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Walking along the shoreline of the inner lake Image by Ron Smith Image #22
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The inner lake Image by Ron Smith Image #23
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Swimming in the warm waters of the inner lake where the hot springs feed in Image by Erin Derrington Image #24
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Swimming in the warm waters of the inner lake where the hot springs feed in Image by Erin Derrington Image #25
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Gus and Oscar - the picture for everyone else Image by Erin Derrington Image #26
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Gus and Oscar - the picture for friends Image by Erin Derrington Image #27
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Panorama of the inner lake from the north Image by Ron Smith Image #28
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Panorama of the inner lake from the west Image by Ron Smith Image #29
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Back on the pine needle carpeted trail to return to Shomushon Bay Image by Ron Smith Image #30
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Volcanic crevices bisect the trail in several locations Image by Ron Smith Image #31
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Volcanic crevices bisect the trail in several locations Image by Ron Smith Image #32
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A nunu tree adjacent to the trail Image by Ron Smith Image #33
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A nunu tree adjacent to the trail Image by Ron Smith Image #34
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Many interesting and unique species of trees populate the highlands Image by Ron Smith Image #35
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Many interesting and unique species of trees populate the highlands Image by Ron Smith Image #36
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Many interesting and unique species of trees populate the highlands Image by Ron Smith Image #37
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Papayas growing the a ravine Image by Ron Smith Image #38
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Pine needle carpet Image by Ron Smith Image #39
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Pine needle carpet Image by Ron Smith Image #40
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The ridgeline Image by Ron Smith Image #41
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The cinder cone seen through the Casuarina Image by Ron Smith Image #42
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Ridgeline trail Image by Ron Smith Image #43
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Volcanic escarpments along the trail near the old village Image by Ron Smith Image #44
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Taking a break before descending from the ridgeline Image by Erin Derrington Image #45
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No SMS on Pagan, but GPS comes in handy for marking the trail Image by Erin Derrington Image #46
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The trail along the outer lake Image by Erin Derrington Image #47
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