Day two and Karen decided to stay at base camp and rest her knee while Trika and Jenny pushed on with the walk. I wanted to see the Upper Enchantment basin so formulated a plan to get up and down Asgaard in a day – not impossible without a full pack but still a lot of climbing.
Luckily, we had a cool, cloudy morning for the ascent. About two thirds of the way, I scampered on ahead to see the lakes in order to get back before Karen started worrying! Here’s a view from the top.
Over the top of Asgaard Pass (7800 feet), it’s a different world: few trees, snow- and ice-bound much of the year and just moss, marmots and mountain goats for company.
Oh, and some fairly intense scenery – dozens of mirror-calm lakes, babbling brooks, gushing waterfalls and stern granite peaks.
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