...it was the warmest (read: least cold) alpine lake i've had the privilege of swimming in. even Lake Aloha and the higher Sphinx Lakes were colder in summertime =)
"On this proud and beautiful mountain we have lived hours of fraternal, warm and exalting nobility. Here for a few days we have ceased to be slaves and have really been men. It is hard to return to servitude."
--Lionel Terray