The Enchantments
I didn't win the lottery for the camping permit to the Enchantments. The season was kind of late, the color in the Easton Pond was already dark, but there should still be some color in the Enchantment basin since there were not snowing there yet.
So I decided to do daily traverse from Colchuck Lake to the Lower Enchantments via Aasgard Pass. My friend and I would turn back as late as 2:00 pm so as to climb down Aasgard Pass to the Colchuck Lake before 5:00m.
The first three weekends in the Leavenworth are Autumn Festival. We arrived at Eight Mile Camping Ground early afternoon to secure the camping spot. Then we enjoyed the afternoon and night life in the beautiful town of Leavenworth.
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| Easton Pond along I-90 at Exit 70, 10/08/2016 |
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| Falls Colors at Leavenworth, WA, 10/08/2016 |
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| Falls Colors at Leavenworth, WA, 10/08/2016 |
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| Autumn Festival at Leavenworth, WA, 10/08/2016 |
The Colchuck Lake/Aasgard Pass
We got up at 4:00am and started the trip on the Colchuck Lake trail head at 5:00am. It was still very dark, but the 5.5 miles trail to the Colchuck Lake is pretty straight forward, and arrived there about 7:40am. The pace was little slow, and we didn't catch the moment of the Sunrise. The weather is good to climb up the Aasgard Pass.
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| Colchuck Lake, WA, 10/09/2016 |
The Aasgard Pass was snow free and there existed some Larch Tree, with golden color. As usual, it takes about one hour at least to detour the lake and cross over the boulder area.
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| Aasgard Pass, WA, 10/09/2016 |
We were not alone. We climbed with other few folks up the Pass and enjoyed the beautiful view of Colchuck Lake.
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| Climbing the Aasgard Pass, 10/09/2016 |
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| Larch Tress on the Aasgard Pass |
The Enchantment Basin
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| Isolation Lake, WA 10/09/2016 |
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| Isolation Lake, WA 10/09/2016 |
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| Lower Enchantments, WA 10/09/2016 |
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| Lower Enchantments WA 10/09/2016 |
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| Lower Enchantments and Little Annapurna, 10/09/2016 |
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| Enchantment Basin, WA 10/09/2016 |
Inspiration Point
This was the last spot before turning back.
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| Perfection Lake and Prusik Peak WA 10/09/2016 |
