After our almost 12-mile hike on the previous day, we decided to rest and spend a day at the lake. Avalanche Lake is an easy 2-mile hike from the Going-to-the-Sun Road. It starts at the paved, wheelchair accessible, Trail of the Cedars. This short section of the trail meanders through rainforest, moss covered boulders, cedars and western hemlocks. (We were told they can grow to a 1000 years.) and end at Avalanche Creek gorge with a powerful, gushing mass of water.
After an uphill stroll we emerged to this view: and Alpine lake with 3 waterfalls that feed the lake.
Closer view of the falls.
Settled for a relaxing afternoon. A passerby thought we looked very cozy and offered to take out picture.
Later that afternoon, we continued to the eastern part of the lake and there it was: a bear frolicking in the water or maybe it was fishing. I was very happy it was on the opposite side of the lake.
A surprise on the way back. A deer feeding on something brown along side the trail. It was so yummy, it wouldn't budge an held up a line of picture-taking hikers for quite a while.
On the Trail of the Cedars, an uprooted tree trunk that became a piece of art.
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