Soft evening light at Silver Lake Flat, Lake, and Glance

 

Summer evening hiking has many attractions: few people on the trails, shade from the direct heat of the sun, and soft evening light as the sun slips below the rim of the horizon. 

Monday night Hayley and I hiked the American Fork Canyon trail to Silver Lake, and then up to Silver Glance Lake. This early in the season, wildflowers were still vibrant and emerging, and there was little dust from the tread of many feet upon the trail. 

Here you can see a panorama shot of Silver Lake Glance, a high alpine lake located at approximately 10,000 feet, and various photos of the trail and the wildflowers.

Ferns at Silver Lake.

Wild roses at Silver Lake in the early evening.

Here is the small waterfall/stream feeding Silver Lake Glance; it's already diminished to a trickle from its usual babbling flood. Certainly, this is evidence of a dry year.