Rachel Lake Trail

Location Description

Sub-locations

Alta Peak Trail

31 photos

A friend and coworker from UT came to visit family in...
At the Rachel Lake Trailhead.
This made us worry a bit about the popularity of the...
Interestingly, a group bigger than 12 is welcome come...
The trail is in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the...
Using the timer function to get a photo with a waterfall...
Andrew investigates some trail maintenance.
Looking up where we're headed. The trail is described as...
Halfway through the steep section there was an...
Also, there was a frog. I'm looking at it.
See?
Bonus points if you can still spot it.
First views of Rachel Lake. We could not have asked for...
Looking the other way.
The water was beautifully clear.
Now, having hiked 4 miles and it being hot and there...
Although given that it was very cold water, it did take...
Trying to breathe in the cold cold water.
It still felt absolutely awesome, though.
There's a website popular this summer called "Hot-Dog...
Having been told that Mt Rainier could be seen by going...
We could see Rachel Lake below us, though, and could see...
A poor panorama attempt (I tried twice and made the same...
Wildflowers and distant mountains.
Andrew looking down towards Rachel Lake after we finally...
Passing by Rachel Lake, it was again impossible not to...
Water-level view of the lake.
Another try.
Pondering the watery yonder.
Meanwhile, Andrew's shoes had basically fallen apart...
Final shot before we head back down the four miles to...