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Tyson Gillard
Colchuck Lake/Lake Stuart Trail.
Shane Kucera
Black-tailed deer bucks (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus).
Tyson Gillard
Black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus).
Tyson Gillard
Making the hike up to Colchuck Lake.
Tyson Gillard
Crossing over Mountaineer Creek before making the steep ascent up to Colchuck Lake.
Shane Kucera
Making the steep climb up to Colchuck Lake.
Tyson Gillard
Colchuck Lake Basin.
Tyson Gillard
Colchuck Lake.
Tyson Gillard
Colchuck Lake's side lake and autumn colors.
Tyson Gillard
Colchuck Lake.
Tyson Gillard
Colchuck Lake with Aasgard Pass (7,840') in the saddle.
Tyson Gillard
Western larch (Larix occidentalis).
Shane Kucera
The boulder scramble on Colchuck Lake's southern shore.
Tyson Gillard
Looking up at the pass between Dragontail and Colchuck Peak.
Shane Kucera
Looking up at Colchuck Peak (8,705').
Tyson Gillard
Looking up at Colchuck Peak (8,705').
Tyson Gillard
Thick Sitka alder (Alnus viridis) on Colchuck Lake's southern shore.
Tyson Gillard
Making the steep climb up Aasgard Pass.
Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis) on the trail up to Aasgard Pass.
Tyson Gillard
Looking up at Aasgard Pass and Dragontail Peak.
Tyson Gillard
Looking back down on Colchuck Lake.
Shane Kucera
Snow and ice on the climb up Aasgard Pass.
Tyson Gillard
Making the final ascent up 7,840' Aasgard Pass.
Tyson Gillard
View of Dragontail Peak from the top of Aasgard Pass.
Tyson Gillard
Isolation Lake in the Enchantment Lakes Basin.
Tyson Gillard
Isolation Lake in the Enchantment Lakes Basin.
Tyson Gillard
Small pool between Isolation Lake and Inspiration Lake with McClellan Peak (8,364') in the distance.
Tyson Gillard
Western larch (Larix occidentalis) in the Enchantment Lakes Basin.
Shane Kucera
White-tailed ptarmigans (Lagopus leucurus) in the upper Enchantment Lakes.
Shane Kucera
Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in the upper Enchantment Lakes.
Tyson Gillard
View looking down on Crystal Lake.
Tyson Gillard
View south of Mount Adams (12,281') from the Enchantment Lakes.
Tyson Gillard
View west of Little Annapurna (left) and Dragontail Peak (right).
Shane Kucera
Panoramic view of the Enchantment Lakes Basin.
Shane Kucera
View east from above Perfection Lake with Prusik Peak and The Temple (8,292').
Tyson Gillard
Looking down on Perfection Lake/Sprite Lake in the Enchantment Lakes Basin.
Tyson Gillard
Leprechaun Lake in the Enchantment Lakes Basin.
Tyson Gillard
Contributor Shane Kucera in the Enchantment Lakes Basin.
Shane Kucera
Panoramic view of Colchuck Lake from its southern shore with Cashmere Mountain (8,501') in the distance.
Tyson Gillard
Base camp on Colchuck Lake's western shore.
Tyson Gillard
Base camp on Colchuck Lake's western shore.
Shane Kucera
Early morning color at Colchuck Lake.
Daniel Sherman
Photo Date: 
10/03/2015
Photographers shoot sunrise from a perch above Perfection Lake with McClellan Peak in the background
Daniel Sherman
Photo Date: 
10/03/2015
Mountain goats are abundant in the area.
Daniel Sherman
Photo Date: 
10/03/2015
Sentinel peaks on the west end of the high Enchantment Lakes Basin.
Daniel Sherman
Photo Date: 
10/03/2015
Vibrant sunrise over Perfection Lake as golden larches look on.
Daniel Sherman
Photo Date: 
10/03/2015
Incredible colors of Colchuck Lake and its shore.
Daniel Sherman
Photo Date: 
10/03/2015
A goat poses for a perfect portrait, backlit by the morning light with McClellan Peak in the background.
Daniel Sherman
Photo Date: 
10/03/2015
Beautiful sunrise over Inspiration Lake.
Tyson Gillard

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