Colchuck Lake, Aasgard Pass, The Enchantments & Snow Lakes — Tuesday, Jul. 30, 2013

Central Cascades > Leavenworth Area

We left for Colchuck Lake with a friend visiting us from another state. Took my husband and I about 2 1/2hrs to get to Colchuck. Our friend took 4hrs. We were concerned about his physical condition, so instead of going up asgard pass and camping in the Enchantments, we stayed at Colchuck lake. Bugs were swarming us, but weren't that big of a deal. I just put on a jacket and pants, and lightly sprayed with bug spray. In the morning we headed up Asgard, and our friend headed back to the car. He admitted he didn't train for this trip at all, and suffered the consequences of not being able to join us in the Enchantments. It took us 2hrs to get over the pass. It was a lot easier than I thought it would be. We hiked straight through to the Snow Lake trail head. It was quite a slog! Took us 10hrs, and we only stopped a few times to rest and eat. The Enchantments were beautiful and the goats were everywhere! It was our first trip there and we'll definetly to back!