Alpine Lakes Wilderness
July 14, 2008 - July 15, 2008 • Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Through the burn

Nada Lake & Snow Lake

My sister was in town visiting, so my dad, sister and I took our first trip to the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. We went to Nada Lake and Snow Lake the first day, for a "warm up" as my dad called it. It's all uphill for a long, long ways. A goat was blocking the trail between the lakes and struck a few poses before moving on.

Through the burnBetter ViewsNada LakeNada LakeChipmunk Beggar
Mountain Goat PortraitMountain Goat PortraitMountain Goat HidingSnow LakeMountain Goat Portrait
Mountain Goat PortraitNada Lake from AboveBack to the Burn

Mountaineer Creek

Colchuck Lake

After camping at the Icicle Creek campground, we headed to Colchuck Lake for day two. It was a little more moderate than the previous day. Despite being a Tuesday, there were 20 vehicles at the trailhead -- but we ran into few people as most were probably up higher in the Enchantments.

Mountaineer CreekPicaView Towards StuartColchuck LakeColchuck Glacier
Colchuck LakeAquaSnag