11 miles of hiking • 2000' elevation gain •
I wanted to do a long mileage hike with only moderate elevation gain to break in some shoes and do a little training for an upcoming trip down in the Sierras. Unfortunately, I failed to heed the warning that the Olallie mosquitos were ravenous. Surely, I thought, the warm weather and daytimeyness would keep them at bay. Nope. The little buggers just got worse the closer you got to Ollalie lake.
I started from the Red Lake trailhead and made it as far as Top Lake before deciding to turn around.
Between my new shoes that aren't broken in yet (blisters) and the mosquitos, it was a blood bath. Nice lakes though.
Chris
July 30, 2011