We left the Fish Creek Parking lot and watched as several vans took people up the road for Skoki Lodge. However, it was a sunny day with nice cool temperatures for hiking and soon made it up to Temple Lodge. There were crowds of people until we headed up towards Packer's Pass above Ptarmigan Lake. Then we saw no one else until we reached Deception Pass on our return.
When we reached Packer's Pass the wind was cool so we put on our parkas and enjoyed the view.
Christina and Julli at Packer's Pass with Redoubt and Ptarmigan Lakes and Temple in the distance
We then headed down to Zigadenus Lake enjoying its brilliant colours.
Doug pointing our 4 ptarmigan on the descent to Zigadenus from Packer's Pass.
We left the trail and went down for our lunch stop near the south end of the lake in sun, no wind and amongst a fine display to larches.
Larches at the south end of Zigadenus Lake from our lunch stop
Looking north along Zigadenus Lake from our lunch stop with the Wall of Jericho in the background
After a leisurely lunch and some wandering through the larches to take photos we headed to the north end of Zigadenus to look down to Myosotis Lake.
Looking down on Myosotis Lake from the headwall of Zigadenus Lake
We were a little off-trail at this point, but found an easy way down the short headwall rejoining the trail for the walk along the south side of Myosotis Lake. The "chimney" to descend to the valley floor at the east end of Myosotis was enjoyable as ususal. We then headed off-trail through open larches, up a small stream bed and then through open areas of small larches up to Deception Pass.
Last look at Zigadenus Lake from Deception Pass
We met a number of groups as we went down from Deception, along Ptarmigan Lake to Boulder Pass and then to Halfway Hut, Temple Lodge and finally to the parking lot. Two groups we met near Halfway Hut mentioned they had seen a mother grizzly with 2 cubs near Hidden Lake.
The trip took a little over 8 hours and was enjoyed by Ulrike,Cristina,Douglas C/S/P
