We arrived in Wallowa Lake on Sunday afternoon. Our first excursion was riding the Wallowa Lake Tramway on Labor Day. The tram takes about 15 minutes to transport riders 4000 vertical feet to the top of Mount Howard.
There is a restaurant on the top reputed to be of dubious quality and about 3 miles worth of hiking trails. We walked the whole circuit and it was interesting how arid it was on one side (top photo) compared to the other (middle photo). There were many adorable chipmunks and squirrels begging for food.
The lake in the last two photos is Wallowa Lake. Although the tram is spendy, the views are well worth the cost for those of us who don't savor the idea of a hike with a 4000 foot elevation gain.
Although the area was quite busy when we arrived on Sunday, by the time we finished up at the tram, things had really quieted down.