Horseshoe Basin, in the Pasayten Wilderness is one of the few places in the lower 48 states where you can find wide expanses of tundra. In July when the snow has just melted the basin is alive with myriad wildflowers sprouting out of the grass as far as you can see.
This first image is from the trail junction where the trail from Iron Gate meets the Boundary Trail (also known as the Pacific Northwest Trail).
As you progress westward on the PNT through the glory of Horseshoe Basin you will soon encounter Louden Lake. If you visit here in the fall the lake is little more than a small mud pond, but in early summer the wide flat lake provides ideal reflective qualities! And hordes of mosquitoes!
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On the Road to Iron Gate Trailhead, Pasayten Wilderness
On the Road to Iron Gate Trailhead, Pasayten Wilderness
Wildflowers on the Pacific Crest Trail at Jim Pass in the Pasayten Wilderness
Wildflowers on the Pacific Crest Trail at Jim Pass in the Pasayten Wilderness
Pasayten Wildflowers, near Devils Dome
Blue Lake Larch
Blue Lake Larch
Wildflowers on the Three Fools Trail, Pasayten Wilderness
Wildflowers on the Three Fools Trail, Pasayten Wilderness
Teapot Dome, Pasayten Wilderness
Teapot Dome, Along the Boundary Trail, Pasayten Wilderness
Sea of Trees
From the Boundary Trail, Pasayten Wilderness
Amphitheater Mountain, Along the Boundary Trail in the Pasayten Wilderness
Amphitheater Mountain, Reflected a snow-melt pond. Along the Boundary Trail in the Pasayten Wilderness
Flowers of the Pasayten Wilderness
Lupine along the Boundary Trail
Paintbrush near Cathedral lake
Wildflower Rock Garden along the Pacific Northwest Trail
North Western Images - photos by Andy Porter 