Enchantments/Colchuck Lake

15 miles of hiking • 5750' elevation gain • 3 nights

Visited the Enchantments for the second year in a row after staying at Stuart Lake the previous year. I wasn't sure if I wanted to spend another Labor Day weekend here, but decided at the beginning of the year that I'd at least attempt a Colchuck Lake permit through the lottery. Once it turned out that I actually won one, I couldn't say no.

Staying at Colchuck made the journey up to the alpine lake basin more enjoyable, as it's only a quarter of a mile to the base of Asgaard Pass. There were a fair amount of people day hiking/camping up there, but not as many as I assumed. The highlight of the trip was saturday night, when we got to watch the headlamps of climbers on Aasgard Pass and Dragontail Peak moving about.

I'm pretty much done with backpacking up there for now, but would like to return next year to car camp and day hike the 19 mile circuit.