Snow Lakes

We hiked up to Snow Lakes just outside of Leavonworth, Washington. Had to wait outside the Ranger Station to obtain a permit. Luckily no one else arrived. It took us about 5 hours to hike up to the lakes. It is a grueling 6.5 mile hike with 3,800 feet of elevation gain. Had one side of the lake all to ourselves. However there was an VERY loud group on the other side which made it feel as though they were camping right next to us. Other than that (and the sore muscles for a few days), the hike was well worth the effort.

Mountain goat along the trail	Closer shot of the mountain goat	View towards Nada Lake	Lower Snow Lake	Upper Snow Lake and the saddle to the Enchantments
Looking up towards the Enchantments from the south end of Upper Snow Lake	Sunset at Upper Snow Lake	Morning sunrise at Lower Snow Lake	Morning sunrise	Other side of Lower SNow Lake from our camp site
Morning sun	Our camp site	View towards the trees to the lake	Our camp site	Heading back home
Looking at the morning sun rise over Nada Lake	Another picture of Nada Lake	View down to Icicle Creek valley just before the steep switchbacks	Icicle Ridge	Happy campers