For our second annual sibling backpacking trip, Anna, Jacob, and I took our chances and applied for the highly coveted Enchantments permit, granting access to a beautiful alpine basin full of sparkling lakes.  Luckily we were chosen, and got to spend four spectacular days exploring the lakes, larch, and massive granite peaks of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness.

Although the ascent up Asgaard Pass was probably one of the hardest things I’ve done, the 2,300 ft. steep scramble was absolutely worth it.