Friday, 3 of us drove 300 miles to Eightmile Campground on Icicle Creek road, passed many dry landscapes, wind turbines, and smokes (too dry and hot: fire!). It's only a mile or 2 past Snow Lake TH, but it was full when we arrived at ~6:30pm, even though the sign at the entrance said "campsite available". The next campground is a small campground next to Icicle Creek, right after turning left on the gravel 7601. Each site reasonably big, but not isolated from each other. Only 5 sites. After crossing a bridge, a narrow short spur goes down left to a camping area. Flat and big enough. No water, no toilet. Walkable distance to the previous campground for water and toilet. There's a small hill, with additional space for 2 tents and a cooking space, where you can get a bit of cell signal. I was able to send out a couple of txt only when standing on a rock, but couldn't receive any. Had to coordinate with the 4th guy who left work late.
Saturday, 6:40am, we picked up our 4th guy at Snow Lake trailhead, drove on 7601 for ~5 miles to Stuart Lake trailhead. To Colchuck Lake is straightforward. At 2.5 miles, take left at the trail junction (clear sign) over a foot bridge and take an immediate right after the bridge. A few boulders, then forest. Easy grade, but soon deteriorate. 
1.6 miles later, you see the beautiful green-blue Colchuck Lake. Quite a few campsites around the lake, which create misleading trails. At one point, retracing my steps back to the main trail, I stepped on a loose rock and fell, got 3 bleeding spots on my hands, and a scratch on my leg. Once circled half of the lake (~1 mile) to the other side, you are in front of the Aasgard Pass scramble: a rock chute with water running down, 2300' in 3/4 miles. Stay mostly at the left of the rock pile. Steep alright, but not as difficult as in earlier or later season when it's icy. 
A goat as we cross the snow on the pass. A blue tarn under sharp teeth rock face. We had lunch in front of the double Tranquil Lakes, with the company of a goat. As we moved down to mid basin, more trees and grasses, blue-green lakes. 
Creeks crisscross. Goats waiting outside of toilet. Tents here and there. Trail runners. Vivian Lake is the last. Coming down isn't easy, nor terribly difficult. Some rebars were nailed into granite slabs to help the traction. Elevation drops quickly.Snow Lake is big, looks like two lakes with a low concrete dam between and lots of dead logs. This 1.5 mile is rather flat. Lots of campsites. Then the trail zigzags down to Nada Lake. In between, water was shooting up. A break in the dam? Controlled water flow? Saw 2 grouses. Down from Nada Lake was accompanied by many ripen thimbleberries (tasty), otherwise tedious, by then, it was almost dark. After crossing the last big bridge, go up left for the parking lot. We all missed it in the dark and went by some house and to the road.
Pizza and beer in Leavenworth. Crashed into B.G.'s cabin. A shower felt quite refreshing. Re-bandaided my bloody knuckles.
