Chicago Lakes Hike Album 9/27/05
Chicago Lakes are located near Mt. Evans.  The closest road is 5 miles
and located at Echo Lake.  Chicago Lakes are 2 lakes, an upper lake and
a lower lake.  There are also photos from other times this was hiked.
The destination is at the far end
of this valley.
Lower Chicago Lake looking
south.
The reservoir dam.  9/24/13  
Our first view of the valley we
will hike.
Chicago Creek is full on
9/24/13.  
Upper Chicago Lake.
The view to the west from the
trail.  9/24/13
Echo Lake, the trailhead of the
Chicago Lake Trail.
Lower Chicago Lake looking north.
A view of the two lakes from the
cliff hike.
Echo Lake, the trailhead of the
Chicago Lake Trail. 9/24/13
Panoramic of the east side of
the trail.  9/24/13
Panoramic of the south side of the valley.  9/24/13
The reservoir looking north.
9/24/13
Lower Chicago Lake looking
south.
Echo Lake, in March 2014, a
winter of very large snowfalls.
The trailhead of the Chicago Lake
Trail. 7/12/2015
Panoramic of the south side of the valley.  10/14/2015
A Stellars Jay, native of the
western mountain ranges
.