Distance: 10.2 k return
Elevation: 671 m
August 3, we decided to do an easy hike, not a climb. The weather was perfect, the cirque with tarns was perfect. The trail starts at Spray Lakes, goes kind of past Reed's Tower and ends in a cirque between Red Ridge and another mountain.
My photographer husband is also the navigator and spent his time studying the map and identifying the mountains. He took many pictures of flowers and butterflies while waiting for me to finish my lunch.
The rocks in the cirque were very interesting and filled with various fossils.
As we entered the cirque, we came to a sink lake but the tarns were mostly dried up puddles.
We scrambled over rock and small streams all around the perimeter of the cirque.
The streams were cold , good for refreshing tired feet and removing lactic acid from tired muscles? Herm was persuaded to try it and pose for the picture.
Inside the rocky cirque was a soft green meadow with moss, flowers and butterflies.
After a beautiful afternoon enjoying the water and moss, we descended back down to Spray Lakes.
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