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    LakeIsabelle001.jpg Hikemaster Scott took Mareike to Indian Peaks Wilderness.  It was his first visit to the region this summer.  On the way to Lake Isabelle, this great view of Niwot Ridge opens up. image by hikemaster
  • Indian Pea...

    LakeIsabelle002.jpg Indian Peaks Wilderness usually holds snow much further into the summer than RMNP.  This picture, taken just below Lake Isabelle, provides evidence of this.  The snow drifts in some places were more than 15-20 feet high. image by hikemaster
  • Mareike lo...

    LakeIsabelle004.jpg Mareike loved the trip to Indian Peaks Wilderness!  Colorado is providing her with a refreshing reprieve from the heat of southern California, as you can see :-) image by hikemaster
  • At Lake Is...

    LakeIsabelle005.jpg At Lake Isabelle, Mareike and Hikemaster Scott take a photo on a cloudless, gorgeous morning.  This lake is one of the prettiest anywhere to be found. image by hikemaster
  • Shoshoni P...

    LakeIsabelle006.jpg Shoshoni Peak rises behind Lake Isabelle in this incredible scene of "winter" at the end of June.  The snow on the high peaks is awesome at this time of year! image by hikemaster
  • One happy ...

    LakeIsabelle007.jpg One happy guy at one of his favorite lakes: Hikemaster Scott at Lake Isabelle.  He climbed Shoshoni Peak (backdrop) on August 27, 2008. image by hikemaster
  • The outlet...

    LakeIsabelle010.jpg The outlet stream to Lake Isabelle bubbles in the foreground.  The streams are gushing full of water at this time of year.  The snowmelt behind is reducing fast with recent warm weather. image by hikemaster
  • Mareike en...

    LakeIsabelle014.jpg Mareike enjoys Lake Isabelle. Navajo Peak (center) and Apache Peak (right) are the 3rd and 2nd highest peaks in the Indian Peaks, respectively. image by hikemaster
  • Pawnee Mou...

    LakeIsabelle015.jpg Pawnee Mountain (12,950 ft) rises in the photo center behind Lake Isabelle to the northwest.  Hikemaster Scott climbed it with his parents on August 29, 2008. image by hikemaster
  • The pictur...

    LakeIsabelle016.jpg The pictures of Lake Isabelle may seem repetitious, but can you really look at too many photos of this magnificent lake?  Lake Isabelle is unparalleled in mountain beauty. image by hikemaster
  • Impressive...

    LakeIsabelle020.jpg Impressive snows remain around Lake Isabelle and on the peaks above.  A trail sign (lower left) is barely sticking its neck above the snow. image by hikemaster
  • Hikemaster...

    LakeIsabelle022.jpg Hikemaster Scott takes Mareike to one of the prettiest places in the Rocky Mountains: Lake Isabelle.  They decided to hike a little ways up the Pawnee Pass trail, but expected snow to keep them from going very far. image by hikemaster
  • Climbing a...

    LakeIsabelle024.jpg Climbing above Lake Isabelle, the snows become even deeper and more significant.  It's a world of white up here. image by hikemaster
  • Mareike an...

    LakeIsabelle026.jpg Mareike and Hikemaster Scott found a lovely lunch spot about 1/2-mile above Lake Isabelle where the snow on the trail became unpleasantly deep.  Some ice remains on Isabelle below. image by hikemaster
  • Lunch spot...

    LakeIsabelle028.jpg Lunch spot right off the Pawnee Pass trail where the trail is about to head into even "dicier" snow. image by hikemaster
  • Southward ...

    LakeIsabelle029.jpg Southward view from a few hundred feet above Lake Isabelle on the Pawnee Pass trail.  The ridge in the backdrop is Niwot Ridge, and Hikemaster Scott hopes to hike it this summer. image by hikemaster
  • Mareike ha...

    LakeIsabelle031.jpg Mareike has been hoping for a little action sliding on the snow :-)  Well, the chance came on the descent from Pawnee Pass trail.  Here, she prepares for several fun snow slides by getting on her snowpants! image by hikemaster
  • Video of H...

    LakeIsabelle032.flv Video of Hikemaster Scott sliding down a snowfield above Lake Isabelle.  This was FUN!!!!! video by hikemaster
  • It didn't ...

    LakeIsabelle034.jpg It didn't take long to get back to Lake Isabelle with at least 3 good snow runs!  By afternoon, one normally expects a sky full of clouds...but not today! image by hikemaster
  • Lake Isabe...

    LakeIsabelle035.jpg Lake Isabelle...'nuff said! image by hikemaster

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