We arrived at the Leavenworth ranger station yesterday afternoon to plan our trip. Not surprisingly, the Enchantments were completely booked. The ranger recommended we try a hike with lakes named after Brigham Young's wives, and come back later in the week to try the Enchantments lottery. This plan sounded good so we camped along Icicle Creek.

The 6.75 mile, 2500 foot hike up to Lake Margaret was a standard East Cascades forest walk. I don't remember much other than I was surprisingly tired for something this length (as if it's ever any different). The lake was very pretty in the late afternoon, very still, with a gorgeous reflection of a mountain behind it. There were barely any campsites, but we were fortunate to be the only ones here.