Dade Lake loop Sep 8, 2017

Dade Lake loop is also up little lakes valley out of Toms place. It goes all the way up the valley and then climbs on a primitive trail to Treasure lakes, then cross country to Dade lake.

Treasure lakes at the end of the primitive trail. Dade lake is on top of the bench on the left of the photo.

360 degree panorama of Dade lake  Click the link..then click the photo

Dade lake had a fair amount of ice still. This is September....lowest snow level till it snows again in about two weeks.

Yellow columbine

The primitive  trail to Treasure lakes

Looking back toward Long lake, the last lake in Little lakes valley.

Pink Columbine

Yellow and Lavender Columbine.

Red Heather

   Gem Lake

Little Elephant Head

Treasure lakes from above.

Ice field on the outlet to Dade lake

Partway down a never ending talus field on the way back to Gem Lake. This is an unnamed lake. Gem is about another mile of talus.

Labrador tea was blooming among the talus

Never ending talus

Talus as far as you can see. About 3 miles of this kind of talus.

Final talus slope to Gem lakes.

Interesting color  paintbrush

Regular colored paintbrush