4th of July : Lake Twenty Two and Big Four Ice Caves

Independence day... it is all about tradition so I went back to one of last year best hike. Lake Twenty Two...
It has pretty much anything you may want. Old growth forest, rivers, streams, waterfalls, lake, snow, wild flowers...Enjoy Lake Twenty Two and a very nice short hike on the gorgeous mountain loop highway... Big Four Ice Caves.

Lake Twenty Two trail
1h30 min drive from home
Rated 3/5
Difficulty 3/5
Distance 7 miles / 11.2 Km
Elevation gain : 1350 Feet / 400 m
Top elevation : 2400 Feet / 720 m
Duration 4 hours
Temperature : 72 F/ 20 C
Wildlife : nothing special
Flowers : Blooming everywhere

Be warned snow at the top

Thanks to an experiment we can see an untouched forest

Nice Views from mid-hike

Old Growth Forest Cedar trees... very old

Twenty Two Lake Ready for a swim ?

Might be too cold... Still snow around

Waterfall all around the lake

Perfect set up for a sieste

Wildflowers

Panoramic view looking West

Panoramic View looking East

Big Four Ice Caves Trails
Distance 2 miles/ 3.2 Km
Elevation gain 200 Ft/ 60 m
Top elevation 1900 Ft/ 570 m
Duration  1 hour

Ice Caves for Dummies

Big Four Mountain

Still a lot of snow and ice caves...

Be careful... mother nature does not forgive

An all american tradition... Home made burger and fries to end the day...

xxxx calories but who counts

Happy 4th of July Happy Trails !

Next update Sunday not sure yet where I will go... Peace to all