Lake Elizabeth and its orchids
 

Lake Elizabeth is an alpine lake in the North Cascades with a rich variety of native orchids. I've posted several individual photos but the blog links below show many more. The lake is also a good place for butterflies and other wildflowers. Quite a few of the landscape photos are my wife's.

Serendipity and Orchids: Lake Elizabeth
Serendipity and Orchids: Lake Elizabeth
Serendipity and Orchids: Another Visit to Lake Elizabeth

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So gorgeous Ron. Wonderful place and wonderful pictures from you and your wife.

Thanks, Rosie and Tino, and Tindo, we do have Sasquatch up here, you know.

What a beautiful place! Looks peaceful!

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It is one of our favorite places and there's another lake further up that's a bit of a scramble. I tried to find it last fall, but it was a very foggy day, the trail was little more than a few broken branches, I was soaked from head to foot, cold and afraid I would get lost without a compass, map or GPS and gave it up.

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We intend to get up to the other lake this coming summer.

Wow! Gorgeous!

Thanks you, Sonya.

Thanks! Great pics and wonderful (botanical) insight of your country.

Regards
Fer

That's some beautiful country there!