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Looking far into the distance, down the Elk River Valley (left) from high on Upper Elk Lake Trail.
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Meadows along Lower Elk Trail open up the views. Mt. Aosta, 9,823 ft., (left) and distant glaciated peaks on the right.
Turquoise Upper Elk Lake below (lower left), nearby Mt. Aosta, 9,823 ft., (left center), and glaciated peaks in the distance (right).
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Joan Pendleton
Aug 4, 2025 near Elkford, BC
“Looking far into the distance, down the Elk River Valley (left) from high on Upper Elk Lake Trail.”  

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Looking far into the distance, down the Elk River Valley (left) from high on Upper Elk Lake Trail.
Turquoise Upper Elk Lake below (lower left), nearby Mt. Aosta, 9,823 ft., (left center), and glaciated peaks in the distance (right).
Mount Aosta, 9,823 ft., ahead, as the trail travels through summer wildflowers in this grassy avalanche chute.
Lower Elk Lake from its north shoreline. Eastern slopes of the Elk River Valley stretch into the distance on the left and center.
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The view from the campground shoreline - Mount Aosta, 9.823 ft., is nearby, across Lower Elk Lake.
Morning mist dispersing reveals Mount Aosta and Lower Elk Lake, seen from the shoreline at the campground.
Meadows along Lower Elk Trail open up the views. Mt. Aosta, 9,823 ft., (left) and distant glaciated peaks on the right.
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