Here you see our camp near Dick's Lake. The weather forecasters had predicted highs in the upper 70's with isolated thunderstorms during our entire trip. At this elevation, weather and temperature changes can be swift and severe. See my hike with Walt for a "chilling" real world example of dramatic weather changes. In fact, we had just setup our tent when it started to rain. I told Andra to grab her dry clothing from her pack and we retreated to the tent. The rain only lasted about 20 minutes, and we were back out and exploring the area.

If you'd like to see Dick's Lake when still partially frozen, take a look at my hike with Tony here. I measured the temperature this year at 60 degrees.

The next day we had planned to hike a loop past several lakes. If you look at the map on the contents page, we wanted to hike to Fontanillis, Middle Velma, Upper Velma, past Lower Velma, and back up to our camp (just over six miles). Andra took a picture of me - free from my heavy backpack and headed for Fontanillis Lake.
Fontanillis Lake. The water was crystal clear allowing you to see straight to the bottom. It appears gray here because of the surrounding rock.
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