Talapus and Olallie Lakes

[tiggymalvern]

Hiking season is upon us again! Partly at least. When we drove over Chinook Pass a week ago, there was still snow at road level, so the high mountains need to wait another month or so, but the lower slopes are opening up.

This was a good hike to start the season - 6.2 miles round trip and only 1220 feet up hill, on a reasonably steady trail with no steep parts. Max elevation was only 3780 feet, but there were still a few snow patches in shady areas here and there around Olallie.



Talapus Creek, leaving the lake.


Skunk cabbage flowering in the boggy areas.


Talapus Lake




Flower on the way up to Olallie Lake. I think it's a redwood violet (Viola sempervirens) but I'm not a plant specialist...


Olallie Lake. I sat and ate lunch on the logs where the creek exits.


A frog friend! He too was sitting the logs enjoying the weather.


I'll find out how much I stiffen up tomorrow, and plan further trips from there...

Comments

[bymyverytoes]

Stream Violet (Viola glabella), according to Google
https://www.google.com/search?q=Stream+violet&kgmid=/m/02vyg6k&hl=en-US&gl=US

And is that a wood frog? Handsome chap :)

Beautiful pictures of beautiful landscape. Thank you for sharing them :)

[tiggymalvern]

Thank you on the violet :-)

Cascades Frog, I think? He has those barely webbed feet. A very attractive specimen of whatever species, anyway :-)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascades_frog

[anirrationalseason]

Aw! That frog is too cute.

[tiggymalvern]

He knew it too, look at that smug smile on his face :-)