On the Northwest Elite Photography Facebook wall, Dean Huggins of Newman Lake posts this scenic with this description: "Between Newman and Hauser lake. it is really flooding around there right now. This was a week ago and it's a foot or 2 higher now. Makes for a sweet shot." You can look at more of Dean's photographs here.

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