Source Lake - 1.11.2013

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Our approximate route from the upper parking lot at Alpental to Source Lake... ~3 miles roundtrip, gaining ~600 feet of elevation.
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A google earth look at the terrain around Source Lake... today all of the terrain was covered with snow.
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We parked in the upper parking lot (~3300') at the Alpental ski area... the ski area is on the right... with Guye Peak on the left.
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The first quarter mile of our route was groomed by the ski area.
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Bryant Peak (left) and Chair Peak... Source Lake is up valley at the foot of these two peaks.
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Lots of photo ops today... and Izzy is always on the prowl.
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We took a short side trip over to a pretty waterfall.
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Continuing up valley toward Source Lake.
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We are above the waterfall now and looking down the valley to Guye Peak.
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Snoqualmie Mountain... taken from our perch above the waterfall.
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Snowdog, BarbE and Izzy getting close to Source Lake... Bryant Peak (left) and Chair Peak above.
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Completely out of the trees now... Source Lake is under several feet of snow.
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A closeup of Chair Peak from Source Lake.
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A closeup of Bryant Peak (center) from Source Lake... Hemlock Peak on the far left.
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BarbE and Snowdog found a nice lunch spot ~150 feet above Source Lake... Chair Peak above.
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Bryant Peak and Chair Peak from our lunch spot.
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I continued up valley a short distance to take this photo of our group on the lunch rock... Guye Peak is barely visible above the trees.
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Cloud blocking the sun over The Tooth (center).
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Looking down valley from my high point... Guye Peak is prominent... with Kendall Peak to the left of Guye.
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One of several places that the South Fork Snoqualmie River can be crossed... almost back to the car.