Enchantment Lakes, Aasgard Pass, Colchuck Lake

Backpacked the circle route from Stuart Lake trailhead to Snow Lakes trailhead July 21-24.

Colchuck is free of snow. Beautiful. A bit crowded Saturday night but plenty of good campsites. Goats in the camp in the AM were entertaining.

Aasgard was free of snow bottom to top with snow still wrapped around Dragontail. A windy summit awaited us with high overcast and a very windy night camped between Inspiration and Pefection lakes. Most of the higher campsites are under snow. We saw one near the summit in the first meadow which was occupied and another on a higher ridge looking east but the pickings were slim otherwise. Once we turned the corner below Sprite Lake the snow had retreated and more sites were available.

We overnighted at Leprechan. The weather improved and we had a glorious 70 degree final day and hike out through snow lakes. Viviane is still encased in snow but the eastern sites are open. The descent was over snow and rock but not at all dangerous.

Bugs are out in all but the higher elevations.

This was our first trip up. Father and son. And our first backpack trip ever. What an introduction to the sport!