| Chasm Lake Hike 7/15/08 & 8/11/10 |
| Chasm Lake is on Longs Peak in the Rocky Mountain National Park. This hike was a roundtrip hike of 9.2 miles from 9,499 feet altitude to 11,857 for a vertical rise of 2358 feet. |
| The Longs Peak Ranger Station is the trailhead. |
| Columbine Falls--The snow field we must cross is to the right of the waterfall. |
| A Ranger hut before the trail ascends to Chasm Lake. |
| The most elusive, skittish creature in the mountains--the Pika. |
| At the bottom of the snowfield is the turquoise colored Peacock Pool. |
| To get to Chasm Lake required crossing a snowfield with a 75% grade located just above the waterfall. |
| Chasm Lake, our destination. (2010) |
| A final look back at Longs Peak from the east. |
| The final climb to Chasm Lake. |
| We start the 5 mile hike back. |
| Half way up the final climb. (2010) |
| The trail follows a cliff above Columbine Falls. (2010) |
| Longs Peak from the west. |
| View of Longs Peak from Twin SIsters Mts. |
| The hut was destroyed by an avalanche in this photo in 2010. |
| Peacock Lake and Columbine Falls. (2010) |
| The turquoise colored Peacock Lake in 2010. |
| A final look back at Columbine Falls. (2010) |