Breakfast the first morning.
On Monday morning, we started up the trail to Royal Lake. It begins fairly gently as it follows Royal Creek though the big timber, but after a couple of miles it gets steep and stays that way all the way to the lake. It was a tough day of hiking, abut 6 miles. We arrived at the lake about 3:00 and dumped our packs. The are is heavily used and the Park Service has strict rules about where you can camp. We found a good campsite and Guy took a nap while I explored the meadows around the lake.
One of the avalanche chutes on the way up to the lake.
Arriving at Royal Lake.
Guy taking a break on the way up to Royal Lake
A meadow with late afternoon shadows.
On Tuesday morning, I hiked up to the upper basin while Guy slept in. I hiked around a beautiful glacier-blue tarn and marveled at the peaks above me. What a beautiful alpine bowl. On the way back, a group of hikers pointed out six or eight marmots on the hill above the upper meadow.
As I looked back toward Royal Lake, I could see low clouds moving up the lower valley.
After I got back to camp, I took a few pictures of the lake in the early morning.
After I got back to camp, Guy had breakfast. We started out about 10:20 and got to the trailhead about 1:30. It was a great hike!
No comments:
Post a Comment