Mon 29 Jul 2013, Glacier, Ptarmigan tunnel

Mon 29 Jul 2013

Start of the day, delayed due to some rain,
and very cloudy overcast. Looked like
a stormy day....

Started my hike at 4.896 ft and passed the
Ptarmigan tunnel at 7,232 ft, in the complete fog.
What the ranger Nathalie promised as being
the most beautiful view, needed a lot of
imagination.
Yes, this was the view on the Valley:

But the fog slowly cleared up, and at last
you could see some of the trail.

30 minutes later, even the lake showed it beauty.
Still in the fog, but the nice deep blue color is visible.

But the real surprise, was the side track to
Iceberg Lake. Again, a sur-real view with the real
icebergs in the lake.

Seeing just the reflection of the rock relief in the ice cold water
makes all this  climbing effort  worth it.

Even the wildflowers are magnificent.

Nathalie,  was right after all.