Lion Lake is worth every inch of the 14 mile roundtrip hike. It is not too steep, although those last few miles do seem to go on forever. And I will always remember that southern preacher from a Mt Alice hike about 12 years ago who was praying for some help from above as we were about a mile from the lake. But the view of Mt Alice on the other side of the lake, with Tanima to the south and Chiefshead to the north is beautiful.
The bonus of reaching the lake in early July is that you just might be lucky enough to spot not just a single glacier lily here and there, but fields of them where the snow has recently melted out.
Plenty were blooming, but you could see that even more were ready to burst open. And they weren't the only flowers. Bog Laurel, Globeflower, Marsh Marigold, King's Crown, and many others were taking advantage of the short summer.
Our group at Lion Lake - Ed, me, Bruce, Regina and Muneca.
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