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  • Hikemaster...

    PtarmiganTarns001.jpg Hikemaster Scott was headed out of the YMCA at 1 p.m. and ran into this guy, Conor, who had nothing to do! So come along to Ptarmigan Tarns, Conor! That was all it took :-) Good decision! image by hikemaster

  • Lake Helen...

    PtarmiganTarns002.jpg Lake Helene is 100 yards from the Fern-Odessa Loop trail, and offers this gorgeous view to the head of the hanging valley in which Ptarmigan Tarns sit. Ptarmigan Glacier appears towards the upper right...the hikers will go up to its base. image by hikemaster

  • Notchtop M...

    PtarmiganTarns003.jpg Notchtop Mountain (right) from Lake Helene. The true summit of Notchtop is higher than the notch, a good thing for peak-baggers like Hikemaster Scott, since it's Class 4+ climbing! image by hikemaster

  • Hikemaster...

    PtarmiganTarns008.jpg Hikemaster Scott at beautiful Lake Helene! He cannot remember actually visiting the shore of this lake in the recent past---it's well worth the short spur trail to see. image by hikemaster

  • Lake Helen...

    PtarmiganTarns011.jpg Lake Helene seems rather large, but certainly not deep. Rock coloration could be seen off the lake's bottom all the way out into its center! image by hikemaster

  • Lake Helen...

    PtarmiganTarns014.jpg Lake Helene sparkles in warm afternoon sunshine. The usual afternoon storms stayed far away this day, allowing Hikemaster Scott and Conor to get away with an afternoon departure! image by hikemaster

  • A short cl...

    PtarmiganTarns016.jpg A short climb up from Lake Helene reveals this gorgeous view back down to the lake (to the northeast). Joe Mills Mountain rises in the back left. image by hikemaster

  • Conor surv...

    PtarmiganTarns019.jpg Conor surveys the amazing scenery to the northeast of the Odessa Gorge. Joe Mills Mountain is unmistakeable. Below, we find Lake Helene (foreground) and Two Rivers Lake (background). We didn't take the time to visit Two Rivers directly. image by hikemaster

  • Hikemaster...

    PtarmiganTarns022.jpg Hikemaster Scott loved the trek above Lake Helene. It only took he and Conor one hour to hike fast from Bear Lake to Lake Helene. Now, above Helene, the fun begins! image by hikemaster

  • Hikemaster...

    PtarmiganTarns023.jpg Hikemaster Scott stands on rocky ledges high in Odessa Gorge, looking down on Odessa Lake. What a gorgeous day to be up here! image by hikemaster

  • This image...

    PtarmiganTarns026.jpg This image to the south reveals the cirque of the hanging valley above Odessa Gorge. Ptarmigan Glacier is the white section towards the top right. The first Ptarmigan Tarn, however, is mere steps through the green grass in the foreground. image by hikemaster

  • The first ...

    PtarmiganTarns030.jpg The first of the two Ptarmigan Tarns, completely thawed. But winter is not far away, as the backdrop reveals. Now you see up close what is so wonderful about the backdrop at Odessa Lake further down the gorge. image by hikemaster

  • Conor (lef...

    PtarmiganTarns033.jpg Conor (left) and Hikemaster Scott enjoy a photo at the first of the Ptarmigan Tarns. The second tarn is just a few steps further back in the cirque, at the base of the lowest snow seen here. image by hikemaster

  • You are lo...

    PtarmiganTarns034.jpg You are looking at the "hard way" up Flattop! But it was amazingly within reach of Conor and Hikemaster Scott this day! Isn't Ptarmigan Tarn gorgeous! image by hikemaster

  • It's alway...

    PtarmiganTarns036.jpg It's always nice to visit a new destination, and Ptarmigan Tarns certainly qualifies for Hikemaster Scott. Cloudless day high in Odessa Gorge. image by hikemaster

  • From the P...

    PtarmiganTarns037.jpg From the Ptarmigan Tarns, Joe Mills Mountain just barely appears in the distance to the northeast. image by hikemaster

  • Hikemaster...

    PtarmiganTarns039.jpg Hikemaster Scott enjoys the first of the Ptarmigan Tarns. He and Conor are headed to the shelf one-third down from the photo's top. They easily crossed a bit of the snow seen here, but stuck mostly to the rock. image by hikemaster

  • Flattop Mo...

    PtarmiganTarns040.jpg Flattop Mountain looks anything but "flat" from the first of the Ptarmigan Tarns. image by hikemaster

  • Our first ...

    PtarmiganTarns042.jpg Our first look at the upper Ptarmigan Tarn. It is only a few steps and a few feet higher than the first, yet has a much greater appearance of winter. image by hikemaster

  • Conor take...

    PtarmiganTarns046.jpg Conor takes one of many photos at the Ptarmigan Tarns on an incredible afternoon (around 3 pm) high in RMNP. image by hikemaster
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