13 miles of hiking • 2500' elevation gain • 1 night
I drove in late, camped at Shellrock. The skeeters aren't too bad right now, but they just hatched, so they should be bad in a week or so.
It rained all night.
In the morning I did the loop. The snow was tolerable, but there were still large 1/2 mile stretches of full coverage. Since it rained, everything was very wet (duh), and since the trail is often rocky in this area, it made for slow going. Going too fast got the best of me, as I slipped on the rock crossing at the Middle Rock Lake outlet, tore my fingernail, lost a Pemmican bar down the creek, and had to chase after my trekking pole as it floated away.
Serene Lake is probably the best of the bunch for camping. Saw a total of 3 groups in the area on Saturday.
A nice little area.
