Ambling in the North Cascades, Washington

[teotwaki]

From Friday August 3th through Sunday August 5th

Base of operations was Colonial Creek Campground

Waterfalls everywhere....


Soaring peaks...


Wildflower blooms


and Bugs

 

[teotwaki]

Great hiking




nice rocks for resting....


alpine lakes

 

[teotwaki]

Maple Pass Loop 7.5 miles


waterfall feeding Rainy Lake


trail shot


Ann Lake below the trail

 

[teotwaki]

Old Dams


I was able to drive across!


Wet side


Dry side


Spillway gates dry side


wet side

 

[teotwaki]

Equipment to roll on the dam's rails


Satellite antenna for transmitting data for water level monitoring

 

[taco2go]

Those are some beautiful pictures. Nice the shots of the road across the dam. What's the elevation of some of those alpine lakes?

 

[teotwaki]

Those are some beautiful pictures. Nice the shots of the road across the dam. What's the elevation of some of those alpine lakes?

Roughly 4500 to 6000 feet

 

[paulj]

How were the bugs?

I was in that area last October. The area around Blue Lake (just west of Washtington Pass) was particularly nice with the alpine larches in full fall color.

paul

 

[teotwaki]

How were the bugs?

I was in that area last October. The area around Blue Lake (just west of Washtington Pass) was particularly nice with the alpine larches in full fall color.

paul

Near Ann Lake the Miskeeters ate me alive, rolled me over for dessert, and came back for leftovers! Even though I had a 30%+ Deet military issue paste on my exposed skin, the bugs just went ahead and bit right through my clothes. My shoulders are looking like they are covered with red cobblestones.

in comparison, Cutthroat Pass was very light with bugs as the only standing water is by the lake and I was pretty far away on the trail.