Lake Xanadu Hike 07/22/2013
This was a 7.02 mile round trip hike with a vertical change of 1,431
feet.  Four miles were cross country with no trail.  This is also a hike
to a plane crash site that occurred in 1971 killing one person.
Jasper Peak which is about half
way up
to Lake Xanadu
From the first of 3 ledges
viewing South Arapaho Peak
There are many small ponds on
the
2nd ledge.
Upper Lake Xanadu
Lower Lake Xanadu
The two lakes of Lake Xanadu.
Upper Xanadu Lake panoramic
South Arapaho Peak from
where the ponds of the first
ledge drain on the journey to
North Fork and Boulder Creek
The plane crash site.
We start on the Diamond
Lake Trail
.
We cross the North Fork of
the Boulder Creek
.
We pass wildflowers as we
climb to the 3rd ledge
Looking down on the 2nd ledge
and S. Arapaho Peak
We go to climb to the 2nd
ledge.
The first sign of the plane
crash is a propeller
The streams are all
lined with wildflowers
as we make our way
back