Snowy peaks and a frozen lake

This weekend I made it out camping again. This time I hiked to a beautiful alpine lake overlooked by mountain peaks. With all the warm weather we have had lately I expected the lake to be thawed and the mountains nearly clear of the winter snow. As I arrived at the lake I came upon a beautiful site. The water still mostly frozen over with spots of clear, blue/green water showing through near the shore, and above, snowy peaks. It's vistas like this that remind me why I love to be out in nature so much. Unfortunately I didn't run into much wildlife, a family of coyotes did serenade me with a beautiful chorus of howls and playful yelps, it was quite entertaining even though I couldn't find them. The night was pleasantly chilly, but there is little I enjoy more than crawling into a warm sleeping bag with the cold air and mysterious noises all around me. As I made my way up the mountain the next morning, I came across multiple small mountain streams and springs. Running low on water I refilled my supply, there is nothing quite like clear, mountain spring water to re-energize the body! It was quite a fun outing, I will definitely be making my way back there later this year. I was hoping to find and photograph some moose, but didn't have any luck with that this outing, maybe next time.