Exploring Along the Mount Baker Scenic Byway (4): Fire and Ice Trail
September 30, 2012
Table Mountain reflected in alpine lake along the Mount Baker Scenic Byway
Before leaving the Heather Meadows area, I stopped for a picnic lunch in a parking area adjacent to this small alpine lake. It featured a perfect reflection of Table Mountain on its mirrored surface.
Another network of hiking trails originates from this parking area. I elected to walk a short, 1/2-mile, loop trail called the Fire and Ice Interpretive Trail. This was another easy hike with lots to see and marvel at.
The Fire and Ice Interpretive Trail
Spectacular fall colors along the trail
The heather (green) and huckleberry (red) grow together low to the ground.
These old trees are slow growing in the alpine landscape.
Pearly everlasting
Fire and Ice Interpretive Trail
Overlooking a lake in the basin below the trail
Interesting water features
I don’t know what gives the waters their interesting colors.
Overlooking another chain of lakes
Rosemary's Blog 
September 30, 2012 at 6:29 am
I think I’m going to just sit around and pout. My gosh! How can you stand to be in the presence of so much beauty? It certainly makes our end-of-summer coastal prairie look a little… uh….boring. I think I’m going to have to sharpen my sight!
September 30, 2012 at 8:45 am
So beautiful. We are in Bellingham today. You have just persuaded me to take a drive up. My friend, visiting from Wisconsin will be blown away.
October 1, 2012 at 5:10 pm
So good!
July 3, 2016 at 10:46 am
[…] once before in September 2012 (you can see my blog posts about that trip here and here and here and here), and I was now again feeling its call. So when I read that the final stretch of the 57-mile […]