Hike Lakes loop trail: 50th Anniversary trip

 Friday August 27th after touristing at Box Canyon we decided to drive to Reflection lake and hike the High Lakes loop. It was cloudy and drizzly for this hike.

I was happy to see that there were some wildflowers still in bloom. 

My husband managed to get a couple of photos of me trudging along.

We spied a mama deer and her fawn busy eating with their heads down. There were lots of blueberries along the trail that we enjoyed snacking on.

We got to a great viewpoint where the clouds were just high enough that we could get some views.

This is the view my husband was getting a photo of. Lake Louise.

A small pond along the trail.

The dew left lovely sparkles on the leaves of the plants we walked by.

More wildflowers.

Almost done with our hike. A few years ago we had lunch on this bridge in the photo below on a sunny day as we were going around the Wonderland trail.

Reflection lake.

And back to where we started. Even though it was cloudy and we felt a few misty raindrops it was a wonderful hike.

Garmin stats:

total miles - 3 miles

elevation ascent - 628 feet

To be continued.....

Box Canyon: 50th Anniversary trip

 Friday August 27th, the weather was supposed to be cloudy with a chance of showers. We chose to drive around and to be tourists for this day.

We drove to Box Canyon and walked the scenic loop trail.

My husband said lets take photos of each other taking photos, so of course we did.

Along the trail are rocks that have been smoothed by glaciers moving over them. I was dismayed to see they had all been vandalized. Hopefully signs will be put along the fence discouraging this behavior.

Looking down at the trail bridge that crosses the canyon.

The view from the trail bridge.

My husband likes to take random photos of me. Here I am adjusting my shoe laces. I like to have even pressure of my laces on each foot. If I feel like one shoe is tighter or looser than the other I am always adjusting the laces. Just one of my OCD moments captured in a photo. You can be thankful he didn't take photos of all of the times I stop the take out the fir needles or grains of sand out of my shoes. Don't get me started on wrinkled or bunched up socks.....What can I say I have sensitive feet.

We continued up the trail that goes over the road and the tunnel.

Here I am after we'd made our way down the trail before walking back through the tunnel. Of course I had to stop and have my photo taken at the sign for my favorite trail.

Box Canyon tunnel. The trail we'd just hiked went over this tunnel.

A view of the canyon below from the road bridge.

Near the parking lot is an information rest area. I took a photo of the plaque that was on the rock there.

To be continued.....