Pea Soup Lake & Mt. Daniel

This image of Pea Soup Lake and Mt. Daniel was taken after a short scramble from the crest of the ridge as you pass over Dip Top Gap. There are multiple routes to the lake, but the one I'll cover here is typically done as an addition to Jade Lake. To reach Jade Lake, first begin near the Tucquala Meadows Trailhead (47.5443, -121.0973). The road to reach this trailhead has a fair amount of potholes, so take your time on the way up. You should be okay without 4WD, but make sure that your vehicle has a good amount of clearance because there's some very deep puddles that you have to drive through. Once you're on the trail, there's a mostly flat 4.5 miles where you'll pass Hyas Lake. Shortly after that, you'll begin your climb up to the junction of Tuck and Robin Lakes and the Pacific Crest Trail. Take the PCT and make your way toward Marmot and Jade Lake. The following four miles are fairly steep, but very easy, to follow to Marmot Lake. You'll descend about 700 feet into Hozbizz Basin and then ascend about 900 feet to the lake. Marmot lake has a lot of great camping spots and a nice beach for taking a refreshing swim to cool off or to refill your water supply. Alternatively, you could choose to camp here for a night before tackling the rest of the trek (highly recommend). To make your way up to Jade Lake, take the path alongside the east side of Marmot Lake until you start ascending up a scree field. Make sure to look for cairns to guide you because there are a lot of offshoots that you can mistake for being the correct trail. This section also involves a fair amount of scrambling, so be sure to watch your step and take it slow if need be. There's about a mile climb before you'll reach No Name Lake, where you'll hike a mostly-flat section for about a half mile before reaching Jade Lake Basin. To reach Pea Soup Lake, hike around the eastern shoreline (heading south) of Jade Lake until you reach a snowfield that's nestled between two peaks. From here, you'll head straight up until you reach a clear viewpoint of Mt. Daniel and the lake below. Head westward over some rocks until you have a clear view of the lake below to get a similar perspective. The rock that your model is standing on will be about a couple hundred feet beneath you. In truth, it may be difficult to know which exact rock for them to stand on, but there are many similar compositions that you can come up with that have the same look.