Hiking the Enchantments 2012: Viviane

Next morning we climbed the wall to Viviane.

guys climbing above on trail

Vivane is in a dramatic bowl with distinctive Prusik Peak above. More good fishing.

fisherman at lake with Prusik Peak wall beyond

The water was very transparent. It might have been 20 ft deep at the top of the picture.

looking into lake water with hiker shaddow

We were fortunate to be there (again!) when the Larch were blooming. Looking across Perfection Lake to Little Annapurna.

larch needles, lake and mountain

The Larches out in the open are stressed by winter snows and gain a gnomish appearance.

twisted larches in a rocky field

After we set up camp, a few of us scrambled up to the base of Prusik Peak (just to the right of that rounded knoll on its left).

Prusik reflected in a local tarn

And climbed up a bit.

climbers up by the base of a peak above them

Good views of the lakes area, but smoky.

view toward Little Annapurna, lakes with hiker in foreground

We found an old path and came back through this protected valley. It was lush, and the trees were mostly straight.

trees and a path down