Since its been over a day since any guesses were made, here is some more information. This is going to be a real forehead-slapper once someone gets it.

I was focused on the pond and forest when I snapped the photo and spent no attention on the slope behind it. I've now spent a little more time on that slope in the background in relation to the photo and now believe that slope is more likely Olallie Butte itself.

An early (and the closest) guess so far has been Double Peaks Trail. This is not that namewise but is a great approach to get there.

Bryon

Were you standing on the trail when you snapped your photo?  If so, I would say that the pond is more to the east than to the south in relation to your camera lens.

Does your photo have a time/date stamp you'd be willing to share? Maybe some solar geometry will help us figure this out.

Were you standing on the trail when you snapped your photo?  If so, I would say that the pond is more to the east than to the south in relation to your camera lens.

Does your photo have a time/date stamp you'd be willing to share? Maybe some solar geometry will help us figure this out.

Well I've never seen the system goof up like this before. Sent only the quote I made and not my reply!

To repeat what did not send:

Picture date is 7/24/2007.

Picture angle is south of east.

The trail involved heads basically east to west, so a little earlier and this pond is directly south of the trail.

Bryon

I'm a little stumped by your recent hint.  If the trail goes east west, it seems like all the candidates have already been guessed?  (Red Lake, PCT, Double Peaks)  I'm sure it is not Horseshoe Lake trail.  I do see a small water pond on the east end of the Lodgepole trail.  Is that it?