Iceberg Lake, Ritter Range Backpacking Trip, July 2013

Early one morning I climbed up to indescribable Iceberg Lake, set at the foot of the Minarets’ middle section to the south of Ediza. There I found another spectacular wildflower display, but unfortunately I missed sunrise by about 15 minutes. So I spent the next morning there as well (darn :) ). I noticed another change from 30+ years ago – a large rock fall had choked its outlet so that the lake level is about 10-15 feet higher and its outlet is no longer through a shear-sided rock chute.

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Early Light on Minarets from Iceberg Lake:

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