This was the final trip of 2k8 and one that had been on my list for over a year, I saved it for the last b/c I knew the area was so dramatic and I wanted to savor the end of season. I dropped in from Roslyn Wa on the Pete Lake trail, which doubles as a pack trail. I dont like hiking horse trails but it is what it is. Pete lake was a dumb lake, 4 miles in and it couldve been a city park for all I could tell, there were people everywhere, etc etc. I stopped here to pump water/take a swim and thats when I realized I forgot my camera; imagine my dismay, I almost quit the trip right there. I didnt find the camera until I was setting camp later that night, and I began an excited frenzy of photos. The hike itself was long, arduous and once I almost turned back but tarried on despite. I arrived, set up camp after explorations of the area and set about looking for a tree to hang the bear bag when I found a better site and moved camp to that spot. The moonrise was spectacular, Ive never seen anything like it, the entire experience was quintessential, this is a textbook location but it was for me tough to get there. Next Season after the conditioning trips, this will be my first overnight. A party came in late in the night, hidden from view and were out before dawn the following morning and an aloof German whom I passed earlier that day on the way in set up camp across the lake from me, where i watched from behind field glasses periodically throughout the evening, lest he gun me down like a dirty drygulcher. Another stunning set of photos, find the Spectacle Lake series here.