Joffre Lake
Location: Upper Joffre Lake
Photo Date: August 2026
Description:
Some places ask nothing of you except to stop. Upper Joffre Lake sits in a haze of its own making glacier-fed, forest-rimmed, the mountain rising soft and vast behind the mist. She stood at the water's edge and looked up, and for a moment the whole world went quiet.
Learn more about the hiking trail to Joffre Lakes.
Contest Year Submitted: 2026
