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Trail follows the river to Waptus Lake.
Waptus River ford.
Waptus Lake, Summit Chief, and Bears Breast Mountain.
The trail gets rougher after leaving Waptus.
Spade Creek.
The trail to Spade Lake gets rocky and hard to follow in places.
Chipmunk.
One of many creek crossings.
Waptus Lake from the ridge above, Summit Chief in the background.
Bears Breast Mountain in the distance.
Meadow crossing before Spade Lake.
First view of the Spade Lake.
Spade Lake and the surrounding ridges.
Deep turquoise alpine water in Spade Lake.