10 miles of hiking • 1250' elevation gain •
Took a trip up to Pamelia Lake with the intent of going into Hunts Cove. It was supposed to be well over 90 that day so we dressed in shorts etc. Day started off pretty good, ran into quite a few backpackers coming out. We were shocked when we got to the lake. The water level had dropped dramatically in the last two months, it appeared nearly empty! Ranger was out and about checking permits but we didn't see him until later on. We headed out towards Hunts Cove. We had never hiked into there and wasn't sure what to expect. What I didn't expect was dense some of the brush around the trail would be. Wasn't too much of an issue until we got a rain shower. That tiny rain shower was all it took to completely soak me from head to toe as we pushed through all that brush. I think about mile 5 I said I had enough. Pants were cold, wet and sticking to me and I was done lol. Ran into the ranger on our way out and he checked our permit, etc. Chatted with him for a bit and then finished the hike out. Outside of getting soaked, it was a great, mild hike!
