View of the Skagit River below, Colonial Peak, and the Colonial Glacier in the distance
Ross Dam Trail trailhead
Trail map for the Ross Lake area
Obstructed view of the alpine peaks around Colonial Glacier
Upper Happy Creek Falls as seen from the footbridge
Waterfall in Happy Creek
Snapping Turtle Rock
On-trail view of alpine peaks
View of Ross Lake and the Ross Lake Dam
View of Colonial Peak (left), Colonial Glacier, and Pyramid Peak (right)
Rock cut through the mountainside along the service road to the Ross Lake Dam
View of the Ross Lake Dam
Warning, no swimming or diving -- dam spillgates open randomly without warning
Turquoise waters of Ross Lake as viewed from the dam
Walking across the Ross Lake Dam
View of Lower Happy Creek Falls, turquoise waters of Ross Lake, and alpine mountains in the distance
View of Lower Happy Creek Falls from the Ross Lake Dam
View of the alpine mountains surrounding the Colonial Glacier
Upper Happy Creek Falls (approx. 15-feet tall)
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