Trip Details:
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Arrive trailhead |
02:35PM |
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Start hiking |
02:47PM |
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Bridal Falls Junction |
03:17PM |
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Lake Outlet |
04:23PM |
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Lunch rock |
04:28PM |
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Leave Lake |
05:06PM |
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Bridal Falls Junction |
06:02PM |
| Mine Junction | 06:04PM |
| Mine Junction (after explore) | 06:16PM |
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Car |
06:45PM |
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Snow |
Huh? |
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Bugs |
Surprisingly not a problem. In fact I took my shirt off at the lake for about 10 minutes or so and not one bite. I didn't put on any bug juice either. |
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Weather |
Warm, typical summer day. |
| Crowds | Saw a few people, but not the usual weekend crowd. |
| Scenic Value | I love this lake, finally thawed out. |
| Difficulty | It's a trail. Where it is steep they have built steps. Probably close to 500 of them on the entire route sprinkled around. Trail a bit damp/wet in places, which was a little surprising, however I suspect portions of it never see sun. |
Narrative:
Well another after work hike, but something out of the I-90 corridor. Crowds as expected would be much more sparse than the typical weekend.
In short order the falls junction was reached and passed. A few views noted on way up to lake.
Then a bikini top sighting (well I couldn't exactly take the picture when I passed her.
Lake reached. Nice and pleasant at the lake. A few people here and there, but no crowds.
Ate a snack, walked up to the overlook, took a few pictures.
Near that overlook this almost looks like remnants of the old roots and ladders trail.
A few more pictures and down down down...
A few more on the way down. Someone coulda had a V8 but decided to leave it (unopened).
Decided to look for the mine.. Didn't find it but didn't look too hard. Found a memorial.
Apparently related to this:
Trip back to car uneventful and didn't see anyone else until after I was at the car.
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Last Updated 08/14/2008
