Inspired by Michael D's excellent images and trip report, my wife and I headed up to lake Isabelle in the Indian Peaks on Saturday. We arrived at the TH at 4:09 and the 2 mile hike took less than an hour. The big snow drifts have mostly melted and it was pretty easy going. There is a massive amount of snow around the lake still, and up towards Pawnee Pass has huge snowfields. Crampons and ice axe are a good idea if you're going up to the pass where alpine sunflowers are blooming.
My experience was different from Michael's - sunrise was blocked by low clouds and the wind picked up just before SR, so reflections were impossible.
This image is the falls below Isabelle and Shoshoni Peak.
I know the feeling about the sunrise conditions. Had the same thing happen to me yesterday. While it was calm, clouds blocked the sunrise. As soon as the light found a gap, the wind picked up.
Nice composition, Dave. Looks like a lot of the snow over those falls have melted since Michael and I were there. Did you get any pictures of the alpine sunflowers?
This image shows the snowfield below the falls with Niwot Ridge in the BG. It's pretty cool to stand on the snow with water rushing underneath - that opportunity won't last long.
No sunflower pics. My wife went up higher while my gimpy knee kept me at the lake. Having developed a photographer's eye, Marla reported "lots" of sunflowers and enormous snowfields.
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8 repliesMy experience was different from Michael's - sunrise was blocked by low clouds and the wind picked up just before SR, so reflections were impossible.
This image is the falls below Isabelle and Shoshoni Peak.
I know the feeling about the sunrise conditions. Had the same thing happen to me yesterday. While it was calm, clouds blocked the sunrise. As soon as the light found a gap, the wind picked up.
This image shows the snowfield below the falls with Niwot Ridge in the BG. It's pretty cool to stand on the snow with water rushing underneath - that opportunity won't last long.
No sunflower pics. My wife went up higher while my gimpy knee kept me at the lake. Having developed a photographer's eye, Marla reported "lots" of sunflowers and enormous snowfields.