After surviving the first hike from Porphyry to Columbine Pass that I did with Jane Marie and Penny on July 10th, (see post), I decided to return with Zarita with the hopes of less snow and not getting lost. It was a beautiful sunny day and the wildflowers were Amazing near Columbine Pass. This hike is view filled across open tundra and is now my favorite approach to Columbine Lake. Since the weather was great and there weren't any storms brewing we had plenty of time to hike the additional mile from Columbine Pass over to Columbine lake where we did some exploring and photographing before retracing our steps. We met up for a short visit with Tim and Angela on our return.
