I backpacked to the Gap Lakes in the Snowy Range of Wyoming just before the eclipse. This is a pretty area with several small lakes and tarns just a short distance form the trailhead. I camped near South Gap Lake and explored some tarns around the area. There are many small ponds with beautiful reflections to photograph in this area. Lewis Lake at the trailhead is perhaps the prettiest of all the lakes. I will have to return to this area to do some fishing.
Getting There
The trailhead to the Gap Lakes is located at the Libby Lake and Lewis Lake picnic ground which is about a half a mile from the summit of the Snowy Range road. Proceed west out of Laramie, Wyoming for about 30 miles on the Snowy Range Road to reach this area. The trail itself climbs about two hundred feet in elevation from Lewis Lake and arrives at the Gap Lakes in less than a mile. You can explore the trial further to reach Deep Lake and other lakes in the region or take a different trail to reach Mirror Lake to the West.
South Gap Lake, Snowy Range, WY
Reflection of the Snowy Range South Gap Lake, WY
Reflection of the Snowy Range in a tarn near the Gap Lakes, WY
Reflection of the Snowy Range in a tarn near the Gap Lakes, WY
Reflection of the Snowy Range in a tarn near the Gap Lakes, WY
Reflection of the Snowy Range in a tarn near the Gap Lakes, WY
Milky Way above Gap Lakes in the Snowy Range, WY
Milky Way above Gap Lakes in the Snowy Range, WY