Cecret Lake from Alta:
1211 feet elevation gain
hikers: Mark and Lecia
distance: 5.3 miles
elevation gain: 1,211 feet
This is not a new hike but today we did it as prep for a hike we are doing next week. I wanted to do a hike with 1250 ft elevation gain and this was close.
This is next to the parking lot and where you start the hike if you are hiking from Alta. We wanted a longer hike so that is what we chose.
Signs that we were hiking through a ski resort.
The sun was getting higher and illuminating the mountains.
There was construction happening and that required a detour on part of the trail until we got to the Cecret lake trail head by Albion Basin Campground. This bridge is the beginning of the trail by the campground.
So beautiful! We were still in the shade. There was more water than when we came last year.
Like a woman we greeted as we were passing on the trail said,
"What a lovely day to be going on a hike".
The moon, that same moon that shone in my window and kept me awake last night, was still visible.
And then the sun was high enough we were walking in full sun.
When we were on the switchbacks to the lake I almost took the wrong turn, or rather didn't take the right turn to the lake, but Mark pointed out the correct way!
You could have scrambled back to the trail or backtracked from the side trail. It just led to a view of the water coming down from the lake.
Cecret Lake
stunning wildflowers
Almost 3 hours later we were back at the parking lot and the sun was way above the mountain and there were way more people on the trail.
