Mountain Lakes and Rivers

Wenatchee Lake Area, Washington. It's 4 miles and 1000 feet of elevation gain to these lakes, but well worth the sweat.

My husband Reece took this photo and gave me permission to post it here. We walked for over an hour through this lava flow on our bushwack around the lake.

Mountan reflections of Linton Lake in the Three Sisters Wilderness.

I couldn't believe how peaceful Linton Lake was between rain showers on this day in May.

Another shot at Linton Lake from a vantage point that made it feel we were in another world altogether.

My husband was usually ahead on this part of our journey around the lake, which took a total of three hours to complete. There was no trail so our path took us over large downed logs, through thick brush, across a swollen creek, and over a lava field.

Diamond Peak reflects in Karen Lake. This hike starts at the top of Willamette Pass (Hwy 58) near Odelle Lake. It was a perfect backpacking trip for me because mountain lakes are my favorite.

Yoran Lake is just beyond Karen Lake, and is accessible either by the separate trail leading to it, or by a short bushwack from the Pacific Crest Trail at Lil's Lake.

Ross Lake Nat'l Rec Area, North Cascades National Park, on a windy June day.

The view from the east side of Mt. St. Helens Nat'l Monument. Logs in the lake are remnants from when the mountain blew in 1980.

From the Rim Drive on a clear July day.

Volcanic rock protrusions from Crater Lake's shore.

Remnants of an old volcanic crater inside Crater Lake.

On the Patjen Lakes Trail (Santiam Pass) in November.

Sequoia National Park, California.

A welcome site after a lot of hiking, Grand Teton National Park.

Grand Teton National Park.