Daily Life: Yes, it was that color
Every year I try to do at least one backpacking trip with my dad and brother and every time I want to go to the Eastern Sierra Nevada, CA. We decided to go to the Palisade region of the central Sierra in the John Muir Wilderness. This particular wilderness is the largest contiguous wilderness above 10,000 ft. in the lower 48. In it also is the Palisade Glacier which is the largest in the state and the lowest in the hemisphere. We came to this area a few years ago in late fall, but got a few feet of snow dumped on us and made getting up to the glacier pretty tough.
Several people have seen these photos and can’t believe the color of the lake. I can assure you, this color is accurate. If you ever have a chance to go to to the Canadian Rockies, you will understand. The lake gets it color from the glacier and the moraine that it carves out as it moves. As you can imagine, the water is crazy cold too.
August 18th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
The best thing about these pictures, besides them being amazing, is that it reminds me that these beautiful scenes arent to far away from wear I live. I need to get out more.
Joel