Saturday, August 27, 2016

Irish Lake to Elk Lake trailhead

We were up about 6 AM and on the trail shortly after 7 AM both mornings.



 A couple small frog/mosquito ponds early in the morning, and a mushroom coming up through the forest duff (for Jenny & Russ).

Two views of Brahma Lake - from south and north ends.
Nanc walking through the true fir/mountain hemlock forest.

A very old "PCT" sign that's almost grown over.  It's very similar to the Skyline Trail signs as compared to the new "PCT" signs.
After Nanc twisted her ankle, there weren't any stops except to drain the bladder or grab a quick bite to eat, so that's the last of the photos.
We had many, many trees across the trail in the southern end of the Mink Lake basin, which made the going slow, especially with Nanc's ankle!  I guess it's quite a ways from any trailhead and the crews hadn't gotten there yet this year.

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