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18 miles of hiking • 4000' elevation gain •

Did a slight modification of the linked hike suggestion, hitting peaks rather than all the lakes. Started at Rainy Lake, and just looped up directly to Green Point Mountain. Which was in the clouds. We hoped to return past here on the way back, with an improving forecast promising better views. But having our heads in the cloud turned out to be the theme of the day. Continuing on, we passed the little shack at Herman Creek Cutoff, which we took down to Cedar Swamp. Really love that area! Lingering far too long, we finally climbed back up to, first, Mud Lake, and then followed the ridgeline out to Tomlike Mountain. Summit 2. Which was, again, totally in the clouds. Dropping back down off Tomlike, it was a jaunt on over to Chinidere for Summit 3. Again, in the clouds. Helped a young couple in cotton back to Wahtum Lake, before heading along the Rainy-Wahtum trail (abandoned road) back to our trailhead. All in all, an entirely excellent day!