For the third year in a row, we did a librarian hike. We're down to two of us, but we still went for our three day hike. This year Nancy wanted to get back to a spot where she had hiked with her son, Becker Lake, so off we went.
The trailhead is at Island Lake, on the Beartooth Highway. We started at about 10 am. I was still dry when I took this picture. Those rocks LOOK dry... .
The trail goes along the lakeshore, until it goes up a little valley to the next lake. This continues through a bunch of lakes, some large and some more like mud puddles.
We are headed to a lake by the pointed peak (Lonesome Mountain) just to Nancy's right (above).
The trail took us between these two lakes, and then across a scree field, and finally up a little ridge and into the Becker Lake valley.
We picked a pretty place and made camp. The flowers were exquisite. We explored the area, checking out the views.
The morning reflections were beautiful.
The next day we day hiked to Alpine Lake. It was about 1.5 miles up the valley.
The scenery along the way was nice. We passed a lichen colony that looked like an escapee from The Mod Squad.
Eventually we came to the lake. We sat in the sun and had lunch. Afterwards, I lay on the grass and took a little nap. It was perfect.
After a couple of hours here, we headed back to camp. This time we had views of our lake and the distant ridges.
Back at camp, we again sat and looked at our surroundings.
The next day, we packed and headed for the trailhead.
Some of these pictures remind me of an Edward Abby quote. After describing something amazingly beautiful, his next sentence was, "Routine stuff."
It took a few hours to get to the trailhead, most of it beautiful, or evem better. Looking back, it seemed so far away... .
The trailhead is at Island Lake, on the Beartooth Highway. We started at about 10 am. I was still dry when I took this picture. Those rocks LOOK dry... .
The trail goes along the lakeshore, until it goes up a little valley to the next lake. This continues through a bunch of lakes, some large and some more like mud puddles.
We are headed to a lake by the pointed peak (Lonesome Mountain) just to Nancy's right (above).
The trail took us between these two lakes, and then across a scree field, and finally up a little ridge and into the Becker Lake valley.
We picked a pretty place and made camp. The flowers were exquisite. We explored the area, checking out the views.
The morning reflections were beautiful.
The next day we day hiked to Alpine Lake. It was about 1.5 miles up the valley.
The scenery along the way was nice. We passed a lichen colony that looked like an escapee from The Mod Squad.
Eventually we came to the lake. We sat in the sun and had lunch. Afterwards, I lay on the grass and took a little nap. It was perfect.
After a couple of hours here, we headed back to camp. This time we had views of our lake and the distant ridges.
Back at camp, we again sat and looked at our surroundings.
The next day, we packed and headed for the trailhead.
Some of these pictures remind me of an Edward Abby quote. After describing something amazingly beautiful, his next sentence was, "Routine stuff."
It took a few hours to get to the trailhead, most of it beautiful, or evem better. Looking back, it seemed so far away... .
