The Enchantments!

Aug 15-18 Joanna had an epic backpacking trip to the Enchantments with some old Starbucks friends (Trish, Rachel, Andrea, Pennington, Sara). We spent the first night in Leavenworth and then hit the Snow Lakes Trailhead at 6am. We arrived mid afternoon at Upper Snow Lake, about 8.5 miles and 4000 feet elevation gain. Surprisingly, we found a perfect campsite that could fit 5 tents. Wednesday we headed to the core Enchantments. It was slow going with a lot of climbing/bouldering across big rock slabs. It took 9 hours to go less than 6 miles round trip. But the views were incredible. We saw Lake Viviane, Leprechaun Lake (great for swimming!), Sprite Lake, and Perfection Lake. Thursday morning we headed back down to the trailhead and celebrated in Leavenworth with a beer and veggie sausage. Final stats: 22 miles, 6,200 feet gain, 1.5 mph moving speed. What an amazing experience!