July 4th Conditions Vary Widely Year-to-Year in the Mountains
What a difference 3 years make!
This year, Saddlebag Lake was free and clear of all ice by late May.
Compare that to June 25 2017 at Saddlebag Lake—wow! The lake was still full of ice on the 4th.
Craig writes:
I keep coming back to this picture above, what a great capture and beautiful colors.
This along with your photos and commentary on the Leica 21 SE/ M9 coverage + your hike/documentary with the Leica Q represent some of your best work in creating a truly immersive experience.
It was a tough transit to this location (mountain bike ride past closed gate, traversing 3-feet-deep snow gulleys, etc, but this was an amazing once in a decade OMG day... never seen since or before.