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fall hike to camas lakes on ward mountain.

9/30/2017

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The Camas Creek drainage on Ward Mountain, just southwest of Hamilton, Montana, is a wonderful place to hike on a lovely fall day. We enjoyed a day hike getting to all three lakes near the end of September last year.

​It was pretty windy and cold at Upper Camas Lake, but hanging out on the large rocks in the sunshine overlooking Middle Camas Lake was quite nice.

​There was certainly no shortage of beautiful autumn views on this mountain adventure!


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Autumn view of East Camas Peak at Lower Camas Lake.
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Such picturesque views ...
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... while hiking around the lake.
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We crossed a boulder field at the far end of the lower lake to continue to the other two lakes above.
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Around the lake and through the talus.
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Lots of "up" getting to the upper lake.
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Without a trail to follow part of the way, you just head in the general direction getting to the last lake.
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We crossed lots of sloped rock along the way. The dry parts aren't bad, but the wet parts can be a bit slick.
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A pop of fall color against the granite.
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Beautiful rock architecture.
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Nature's beautiful landscaping.
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We made it to our destination in spite of my photo delays. No time to stop for pictures along the way at the middle lake.
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West Camas Peak at Upper Camas Lake. This was our turn around point for this trip. It was a bit cold and windy at this lake.
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Hanging out with a view of West Camas Peak ...
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... and a view of Middle Camas Lake.
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Enjoying the views while Josh climbs West Camas Peak, but my camera's face-timer doesn't always cooperate with me. LOL!
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Middle Camas Lake in the Bitterroot Mountains with a view of more mountain ranges to the east.
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The mountainsides come alive with color when the tamaracks turn golden yellow in the fall.
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Working our way back down to Middle Camas Lake (and beyond). -- What goes up, must come down.
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Hiking back along Middle Camas Lake's north shore. Got a ways to go still, but we have somewhat of a trail again.
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Pausing for just a bit at the southwest corner of Lower Camas Lake.
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Boggy meadow glowing in the sunlight.
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Lovely color and reflection.
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Trees, rock, and water ... it's what mountains are made of.

Hope you enjoyed the trip. I know I did. Be sure to come back again for more of my mountain adventures. In the meantime, hit the like button and leave me a comment. :)
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--Nikki / Out Here

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