{"id":4290,"date":"2022-06-29T23:22:42","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T23:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/?p=4290"},"modified":"2023-09-07T14:23:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T14:23:54","slug":"ancient-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/2022\/06\/29\/ancient-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancient Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday, June 18, 2022<\/p>\n<p>Seeking sunshine, Deb and I drove east from our campsite today and hiked to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wta.org\/go-hiking\/hikes\/ancient-lakes\">Ancient Lake<\/a>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>There were 20 cars at the trailhead when we arrived at 10:15. We hiked past the gate and set off:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52170059804_fd39b2eb30_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52170078814_757cff28b4_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We were a little late for most of the wildflowers, but still saw some:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52170290195_cbfafa6e31_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52170078129_88b7ec12ae_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The cliffs towered above us:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52168809697_f928f2aa1d_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52170075784_e3479d722b_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52170308840_e29759f6c1_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52170311060_d7f1769c80_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We passed a waterfall tumbling from the bluff above. I imagine it will dry up in a few weeks:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52169837613_894b1cd0f2_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52174709806_de2b83bb6a_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We saw what looked like vintage airplanes flying overhead, which was pretty cool:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52174962139_6576f27ec8_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then we got our first sight of Ancient Lake:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52175196330_411947ea5f_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52174705446_6ffbcf6c68_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We took the trail along the north side of the lake:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52175195830_9b4d780402_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52174956244_5c486fb95b_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It stopped being a trail and became more of a rock scramble:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52173680992_292b5a26c5_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then we reached <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterfallsnorthwest.com\/waterfall\/Ancient-Lake-Falls-3106\">Ancient Lake Falls<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52174960404_6754c9f72f_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52173684312_8bf1c8ab1b_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We scrambled up a &#8220;trail&#8221; to get to the top of the falls:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52174952539_b509b6b5ba_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Along the way we passed a nice rock viewpoint where hikers could sit and enjoy the view, except this guy thought he would set up his tent there:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52173676682_4b270a9104_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking back at the lake below:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52174707218_293662b711_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is the top tier of the waterfall:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52175190695_97a5b1ffcd_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We reached the top of the falls and could see upstream towards Judith Pool and H Lake (out of sight) where the water comes from:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52174951154_d6474449da_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We sat up there for awhile enjoying the view.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52174950444_909f36bbca_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The guy with the tent continued setting up his camp on the ledge:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52174699316_a655187155_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52175190085_1810f41a90_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We descended back down to the lake, made our way back through the boulder field, and hiked along the shoreline:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52175189305_3bbba6567b_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52173674397_92b48bebc7_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking back at the falls:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52174949934_527f0be7fa_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We reached a narrow shallow spot in the lake that was more like a wetland and watched the birds here:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52174949214_671d73df43_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then we continued on:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52174710698_25d65539bf_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I believe this is poison ivy:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52213387895_faf23d40e3_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52173679672_843e2d251a_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52175193615_5e96284826_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We left Ancient Lake behind and set off on one of the user trails heading west:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52174709603_e3ded182ea_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We soon passed one of the other unnamed lakes, the westernmost one of the grou:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52174953679_3ba5e05882_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52173682702_28f4297a33_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We continued west:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52175192545_fbfe647a04_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52174701666_bc200209aa_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52173677652_4506f945d2_c.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Lake Hike\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We met back up with the Dusty Lake Trail and headed back to the car. 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