Lyman Lake
Glacier Peak Wilderness
My brother and I hatched the idea for a backpacking trip to Lyman Lake while sitting by the campfire at Image Lake a year earlier. Our original plan was to make a two-day approach from the west side of the Cascades via the Suiattle River Trail. However, due to storm damage to the trail, we opted for an approach from the east on the Spider Glacier. Our first night at camp, there was a cold, misty rain and we awoke to see fresh snow on the peaks above us. We made a day-hike down to Lyman Lake and then up to Cloudy Pass. The sun came out and warmed us up in preparation for a bone-chilling second night.
Bonanza Peak rising above Lyman Lake.
Meadow-clad Cloudy Peak (left) as viewed from its namesake pass.
Curiosity besets this hoary marmot (Marmota caligata) in Cloudy Meadow.
A hoary marmot (Marmota caligata) ready to feast on beargrass blooms.
Morning clouds and light playing on the upper basin.
Bonanza Peak in the morning, with a bit of fresh snow on the upper thousand feet.
A crevasse on Spider Glacier.
Lyman Glacier feeding the upper basin and Lyman Lake with melt water.
