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Rachel and Lila Lakes

Rachel Lake and Lila Lake are located in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness of Washington State.
Overnight backpack on 9/3/2010. Trail to Rachel is 4 miles up with 1800 ft elevation gain (feels more like 2500, but who am I to measure?) Lila is about a mile further and another 800 ft or so in elevation. In the end, the sweetness to effort ratio was pretty high. I don't have any photos of the trail itself, the 50d is so heavy and cumbersome to stop, unpack it, snap a photo, pack it up, put backpack back on. I'm definitely in the market for a point-and-shoot, now more than ever.
Rarely is a trail so aptly numbered.
Rarely is a trail so aptly numbered.
one view from my campsite
one view from my campsite
Rampart Meadow
Rampart Meadow
Hibox Peak. Elev 6547'
Hibox Peak. Elev 6547'
Looking down Box Canyon. From Rampart Ridge
Looking down Box Canyon. From Rampart Ridge
for posterity
for posterity
Lila
Lila
Heading back down...
Heading back down...
Home at last.
Home at last.