April 20, 2019

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Album Published April 20, 2019

Hallett Peak

Trailhead: Bear Lake
Via: Flattop Mtn
Distance: 5.1 mi
Elevation Change: 3,263'
From the trail junction that marks the summit of Flattop, head south to pass above Tyndall Glacier. Follow the fairly well-defined but unofficial trail to the large cairn at the summit of Hallett Peak.

Album Published April 20, 2019

Shelf and Solitude Lakes

Trailhead: Glacier Gorge
Via: Mills Lake

Shelf Lake
Distance: 4.7 mi
Elevation Change: 2,040' Roughly a mile and a half up the trail from Mills Lake there's a meadow on the west (right) side of the trail. Here a faint trail heads to Glacier Creek. There's a large flat boulder in the middle of the creek that makes crossing fairly easy. The faint trail then climbs pretty much straight up the side of the gorge alongside the outlet stream from Shelf Lake. After the trail tops a granite shelf, cross the creek.

Solitude Lake
Distance: 5.0 mi
Elevation Change: 2,240'
From Shelf Lake, head southwest over rock slabs. The outlet of Solitude Lake cascades over the slabs between the lakes.

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Odessa Lake

**Trailhead:** Fern Lake
**Distance:** 4.8 mi
**Elevation Change:** 1,870'

**Trailhead:** Bear Lake
**Distance:** 3.9 mi
**Elevation Change:** 570' (net)
Two routes available for Odessa Lake. From Bear Lake, take the Flattop Mtn trail until the Odessa Lake junction. After passing by Two Rivers Lake and Lake Helene, the trail makes a right turn and traverses the flank of Joe Mills Mtn. Make a u-turn on the Odessa Lake spur trail. Or take the Fern Lake trailhead to Fern Lake. From there, the trail ascends through a pile of boulders and back into the trees, climbing steadily. Take the Odessa Lake spur trail.

Album Published April 20, 2019

Chaos Tarn

Trailhead: Bear Lake
Via: Lake Haiyaha
Distance: 4.4 mi
Elevation Change: 1,803' From the south side of Lake Haiyaha, proceed up Chaos Canyon staying to the left slopes. No trail is possible here, it's rock hopping all the way up.

Hallett Peak

Shelf and Solitude Lakes

Odessa Lake

Chaos Tarn