Tucker, Chase, Tim, and I did our first “real” Bozeman area hike today. The trail to Lava Lake is about three miles each way, with 1600 vertical feet of elevation gain. It’s a tough hike, but totally worth it. We took our time on the way up, stopping to wade/fall into the stream that follows the trail most of the way. The lake hides itself the entire hike until the trail turns and all of a sudden there’s a massive lake taking up the entire field of view. I would have loved to climb some of the surrounding peaks, but we ran out of daylight on the hike down as it was. The last mile and a half or so was hiked by headlamp, which was an interesting and ultimately enjoyable experience. It took us about 4 hours, including lengthy stops at the stream and the like, to hike the 6 miles. Not bad timing at all. I can’t wait to get out and explore the rest of the surrounding Spanish Peaks.
Some of the pictures are really blown out, unfortunately, because it was past the “golden hour” for light. I took some EV Stop images which I’ll merge into HDR pictures and post, if they work out at all.
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