Lake Isabelle and Isabelle Glacier Hike Photo Gallery

View of Lake Isabelle and alpine peaks

View of Isabelle Glacier from the Brainard Lake area

Brainard Lake view

Wedding party taking photos along Brainard Lake

Backpacking in with 2 packs

Scenic creek view

Long Lake trailhead (Pawnee Pass Trail)

Rules and regulations for the Long Lake Trailhead

Indian Peaks wilderness information kiosk

View of South Saint Vrain Creek

Indian Peaks Wilderness boundary sign

View of Long Lake

View of the Navajo snowfield

View of Long Lake from the Pawnee Pass Trail

Pawnee Pass Trail cuts through the evergreen forest with a view of alpine peaks overhead

Distant view of Lake Isabelle Falls

View of barren alpine slopes of the mountains surrounding Lake Isabelle

South Saint Vrain Creek tributary

Alpine peaks in the distance on the hike to Lake Isabelle

Wildflower meadow with a view of alpine peaks near Lake Isabelle

Scenic view of alpine peaks, wildflower meadows, evergreens, and a tributary of South Saint Vrain Creek

Beautiful view of subalpine meadows

Scenic waterfall

Tributary waterfall

View of the south end of Lake Isabelle

Pawnee Pass Trail cuts through the subalpine meadow with a view of alpine peaks of the Indian Peaks Wilderness

Beautiful view of the Navajo snowfield, Isabelle Glacier, and alpine peaks near Lake Isabelle

Left turn to reach Lake Isabelle and the Isabelle Glacier

Scenic view of Lake Isabelle, Navajo snowfield, and alpine peaks

Scenic view of Lake Isabelle, alpine peaks, and the Navajo snowfield

View of Lake Isabelle and alpine peaks of the Indian Peaks Wilderness

View from the north side of Lake Isabelle

Isabelle Glacier Trail runs along the north side of Lake Isabelle with views of alpine peaks

Hikers along the Isabelle Glacier Trail alongside Lake Isabelle

Boulder field on the north side of Lake Isabelle

Wide angle view of the boulder field and Lake Isabelle

Scenic view of Lake Isabelle

Scenic view of Lake Isabelle from the boulder field

More stunning views of alpine peaks and the Navajo snowfield from the Isabelle Glacier Trail

A hiker passes large boulders on the north side of Lake Isabelle with the Navajo snowfield hanging in the alpine slopes overhead

Tall Chiming Bells wildflowers (Mertensia ciliata)

Isabelle Glacier Trail cuts through the subalpine meadow with the Navajo snowfield hanging overhead

Wildflowers and boulders in the foreground with the Navajo snowfield in the alpine in the distance

Hikers stand on a large rocky outcropping with the Navajo snowfield in the distance

View of Lake Isabelle from the west end

Lower Lake Isabelle Falls (approx. 10-feet tall)

Middle Lake Isabelle Falls (approx. 15-feet tall)

Wide angle view of Middle Lake Isabelle Falls

View of Lake Isabelle from the top of the waterfall

Wild moose

Two wild moose in the subalpine meadow near Lake Isabelle

Upper Lake Isabelle Falls (approx. 8 feet tall)

Portrait view of Upper Lake Isabelle Falls (approx. 8 feet tall)

Wildflowers at Upper Lake Isabelle Falls

Another view of Lake Isabelle from the Upper Falls area

Fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium) wildflowers

View of the Navajo snowfield on the hike up to Isabelle Glacier

View of the Navajo snowfield high in the alpine

Creek crossing

Trail becomes harder to find after the creek crossings

View of Lake Isabelle from the subalpine west of the lake

Snowfields left over from winter near 11,200-feet altitude

Distant view of Lake Isabelle

Zoomed-in view of Lake Isabelle on the hike up to the Isabelle Glacier

Trail continues ahead - look for small cut-outs in the brush

Creek crossing in the low brush

View of the Navajo snowfield from the subalpine brush along the Isabelle Glacier Trail

View of the Navajo snowfield (left) and Isabelle Glacier (right) from the trail

View of the subalpine meadow, Navajo Peak, Navajo snowfield, and Isabelle Glacier

Alpine Bistort wildflower (Polygonum viviparum)

Snowfield in the alpine

View of the wetlands west of Lake Isabelle along the South Saint Vrain Creek

East end of the South Saint Vrain pond below Isabelle Glacier

Wide angle view of the pond below Isabelle Glacier

View of the alpine pond below Isabelle Glacier

View of the alpine pond below Isabelle Glacier

Freestanding rock chimney alongside Navajo Peak

Start of South Saint Vrain Creek with turquoise waters

Start of South Saint Vrain Creek with turquoise waters

View of turquoise waters of the alpine pond below Isabelle Glacier

Isabelle Glacier Trail traverses alongside a waterfall

Isabelle Glacier Waterfall, approx. 30-feet tall

Isabelle Glacier waterfall (trickle in July)

Another view of the turquoise waters of South Saint Vrain Creek (alpine pond)

Light scramble

Portrait view of the Navajo snowfield and alpine

Light scrambling to reach the Isabelle Glacier

Distant view of the alpine pond of South Saint Vrain Creek

Distant view of the alpine pond of South Saint Vrain Creek

Trail approaches the Isabelle Glacier (right) amongst rocky outcroppings

Creek crossing to reach the Isabelle Glacier

View of the Isabelle Glacier and 1,000-foot tall alpine glacial cirque

Isabelle Glacier

Another view of the Isabelle Glacier

Glacial cirque of the Isabelle Glacier

Bacteria-tainted glacial ice sitting in the Isabelle Glacier lake

Vibrant water of the glacial lake of Isabelle Glacier with floating ice chunks

Show Daisy wildflowers (Erigeron speciosus) above the turquoise waters of South Saint Vrain Creek's alpine pond

View of South Saint Vrain Creek's alpine pond with Show Daisy wildflowers (Erigeron speciosus) in the foreground

Beautiful view of Navajo Peak, Navajo snowfield, and Isabelle Glacier from the trail

Moose prints in the mud

View of Lake Isabelle

View from the subalpine of the Navajo snowfield and Navajo Peak

Dark clouds cast a shadow over Lake Isabelle

View from the shore of Lake Isabelle with dark rain cloouds on the horizon

Dark rain clouds cover the sky above Lake Isabelle

View looking back at the alpine peaks from the Lake Isabelle boulder field

Another view of Lake Isabelle and alpine peaks from the boulder field on the north shore of the lake

Lake Isabelle view within the Indiean Peaks Wilderness

Scenic view of Lake Isabelle and the surrounding alpine peaks

Stunning view of Lake Isabelle, Navajo Peak, Navajo snowfield, and the Isabelle Glacier tucked away in the distance

One last view of the subalpine meadow near Lake Isabelle

Indian Peaks Wilderness rules and regulations

View of paddleboarders on Brainard Lake