Signs at the trailhead parking lot.
Very few signs on trail. It is a good idea to sign in on the book, just in case.
Clear Creek and one of the waterfalls along the trail.
The trail crosses an aspen grove along the way.
Wildflowers can be quite abundant in the summer.
Hikers on the trail close to the Lower Ice Lake basin.
Fall arrives early around the tree line.
The first step of this double basin. Ice Lake is above those cliffs. The runoff creek forms the beautiful waterfall on the right.
Hikers coming down from Ice Lake.
View of the basin on the final hike up to Ice Lake.
Hikers coming down from Ice Lake.
Ice Lake, wonderfully blue.
Wildflowers by the blue Ice Lake, and the creek on its way to a waterfall.
Camping is allowed in the area.
Wildflowers around Ice Lake with mountains in the background, including Golden Horn and Pilot Knob.
Trail between Ice Lake and Island Lake.
View back toward Ice Lake.
Panorama of the trail: South Fork Mineral Creek and trailhead on the left, subalpine forest, Lower Ice Lake Basin, trail up to Blue Lake on the right, and the first part of the trail up to Island Lake.
Island Lake with its namesake rock island in the middle.
A different view of Island Lake.
Trail east of Island lake looping back to the main trail near some evidence of old mining activity in the area.
View of the trailhead over 2,000 feet below.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date: 
06/25/2016
Frozen Ice Lake in late June (though ice is usually gone by late June).