| The Loch Vale hike is on the Glacier Gorge Trail. The 7.25 mile hike had a vertical climb of 670 feet if you start and end at Bear Lake Trailhead. The highest altitude is 10,223'. October 19, 2017 |
| The Bear Lake trailhead |
| In .3 miles the trail intersects the Glacier Gorge Trail and in .7 miles Alberta Falls. |
| Alberta Falls |
| Looking west as we come to a bay. |
| Someone left their initials . |
| Loch Vale Hike in RMNP |
| Panoramic of the valley |
| East side of Loch Vale. |
| Looking west into the sun. |
| We start back. |
| We come to a fork in the trail. |
| The main part of the lake. |
| Some of the trail is just a staircase. |
| Soon we come to the lake. |
| Many of the springs have frozen on October 19th. |
| We enter a large canyon. |
