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The Enchantments, Little Annapurna — Sunday, Jul. 12, 2015

Central Cascades > Leavenworth Area
Isolation and Tranquil lakes
Spent the night at the Colchuck trailhead so we could get an early start to our run through to the Snow Lakes trailhead by the afternoon. 4:30am start time, arrived at Colchuck around 5:45am and were up Aasgard Pass a bit after 7:00am. Encountered a handful of goats at the pass and Upper Enchantments. We took a detour up to the summit of Little Annapurna and were gifted with gorgeous views of the surrounding area - very little snow and generally pretty easy to navigate starting from the lower approach as long as you follow the cairns/just head upward. Mostly cloudy day until the early afternoon, when it started to get a little warmer. Blessed with good luck, we found some friendly backpackers who were willing to give us a lift back to the Colchuck trailhead within two minutes of finishing the run, right around 2:30pm.
The summit of Little Annapurna
Looking down on the entrance to the Middle Enchantments
Two of about 15 goats we saw throughout the day.
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Hi there - just wondering - did you need a permit to camp at the Colchuck trailhead (Stuart Lake TH)? I'd like to just do a hike to Colchuck, and wondering if it's Ok for me to camp right at the trailhead the night before. Thank you!

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Xernia on Jul 27, 2015 09:02 PM

That B&W shot off of Little Annapurna is unbelievable. Props!

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Alpine 7 on Apr 23, 2018 10:23 PM