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Upper Enchantment Basin

Alpine Lakes Wilderness


A long summer day spent in the "Enchantments" near Aasgard Pass. I wish I could have stayed longer.
A break in the trees on the hike up offers a view across the valley of Mountaineer Creek.

A break in the trees on the hike up offers a view across the valley of Mountaineer Creek.
Glacier-fed waters of Colchuck Lake.

Glacier-fed waters of Colchuck Lake.
A view from two thousand feet below Aasgard Pass, nearly eight thousand feet high.

A view from two thousand feet below Aasgard Pass, nearly eight thousand feet high.

Colchuck Lake is a mere pond when viewed from Aasgard Pass.

Colchuck Lake is a mere pond when viewed from Aasgard Pass.
Stone owns the land in Enchantment Basin.

Stone owns the land in Enchantment Basin.
Dragontail Peak anchors one corner of the upper basin.

Dragontail Peak anchors one corner of the upper basin.

Evening settles on a pond near Colchuck Lake.

Evening settles on a pond near Colchuck Lake.

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