We drove out north of Blewitt Pass to hike up Ingalls Creek to see the wildflowers. This trail is about 15 miles long in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. We did a short hike, going out 3 miles before turning around and returning to the trailhead. We did 6 miles round trip with 960 ft of overall elevation gain.
The lupine and paintbrush were abundant toady!
We also saw lots of butterflies, here are a few I was able to photograph
This tiny one rested on my hiking pole while we were taking a lunch break.
two on a leaf
We saw different shades of orange paintbrush,
as well as yellow and red ones
lots and lots of gorgeous lupine
This early portion of the trail follows fairly close to Ingalls Creek
With all the recent rain and snow melt, there is lots of water in Ingalls Creek
Part way down the trail, at this old rock slide, is an area with large boulders, that always feels cool and refreshing. Great place to take a break on a hot day.
3 miles down the trail we could see some distant alpine peaks. We choose to turn around here today.
The hike out was as lovely as the hike in.
some of the wildflowers we saw along the trail today:
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