Here is photo summary of my trip to the Enchanments in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness the first week of August. This trip required a permit that I was able to obtain through a lottery held by the USFS. We entered the area via Snow Lakes. This made the first day 10+ miles and 6000 feet elevation gain. I was whipped when we arrived at our camp on Leprachaun Lake.

Below is a topo map. You must scroll to the right and follow the red line from the point marked Finish (our start and end spot). Ignore the mark labeled Start.

Temple Ridge from Nada Lake.

Several photos of Snow Lakes.

(You have to climb over the ridge in the background to get to Enchantment Basin)

Another view of Temple Ridge from Snow Lakes

View from the ridge looking down on Snow Lakes

Lake Viviane. The first lake you encounter in the Enchantments.

View from our campsite looking North/NW. The high point is Enchantment Peak. Goat in center of photo. Notice the whole basin is white granite.

Our campsite on Leprachaun Lake.

View of Prussik Peak from our campsite.

Campsite view.

Day 2 Scramble of McCllelan Peak. View from of Rainer from the saddle below.

Looking Down on Leprachaun Lake. Our tent could be seen from here. We camped on a little granite penninsula. It is at 12:00 on the lake body on the left.

Temple Massif from napping spot. Day 2. Wenatchee in the distance.

Little Annapurna on the far left and Dragontail Peak on the right. Both over 8000 feet. The saddle to the right of Dragontail is Asgard Pass. It leads down (2000 feet) to Colchuck Lake (Bob and I were there earlier in the summer)

View of the Upper Enchantment Lakes looking North.

View of the Upper Enchantment Basin with Dragontail on the right (looking west)

Another view of the Upper Enchantment Lakes.

Views Lower Enchantment Basin and the stream flowing out of Perfection Lake.

More damn goats from out campsite! There were 3 kids in this group.

Looking South from Enchanment Peak-Day 3.

View of Little Annapurna from Enchantment Peak.

A veiw of Prussi Peak and Temple ridge from our walk back from Little Annapurna through the Upper Enchantment Basin-Afternoon of Day 3. We came out on Day 4. A truly beautiful place to visit.