| Middle Diamond Lake Hike 07/11/2013 |
| This hike is in Indian Peak Wilderness. It first goes to DIamond Lake and then a trail on the west side of the lake will take you to Middle DIamond Lake. It is a vertical rise of 1,052 feet and 8.25 miles roundtrip. The vertical rise does not include large down and up areas which would double the vertical change. |
| Panoramics of Diamond Lake from the Middle Diamond Lake trail on the west side. |
| South Arapaho Peak from Diamond Lake. |
| Melting snow runoff from Middle Diamond Lake. |
| Panoramic of Middle Diamond Lake. (large) |
| The trailhead at 4th of July parking lot. |
| From Diamond Lake trail, our destination, the valley to the left of the right peak. |
| Diamond Lake from the Middle Diamond Lake Trail. |
| The waterfall at the West Boulder Creek crossing. |
| The West Boulder Creek crossing. |
| Marsh Marigold wildflowers near Diamond Lake. |
| Water flowing into Diamond Lake. |
| Diamond Lake had many fields of Marsh Marigolds along the shoreline. |
| One of many streams into Diamond Lake. |
| Melting snow runoff from Middle Diamond Lake. |
| There were many snowfields yet to melt on July 11th! |
| The drainage near Middle Diamond Lake was really a marshland not a stream. |
| Middle Diamond Lake |
| Middle Diamond Lake. |
| A very rare wildflower--the Shooting Star. |
| There were many clumps of wildflowers along the trail such as these Columbine . |
| Diamond Lake looking east. (large) |
| Diamond Lake looking west. |
