12.76 miles of hiking • 1500' elevation gain • 1 night
Camped at Placid Lake, made a loop on Sunday and visited Chenamus, Junction Lake, and went above Bear and Deer lakes on PCT - probably should have stayed down at Placid because it was so hot and mosquitoes didn't allow us to stop or rest. But it was nice to see the area in summer, still lots of beargrass. Looks like there will be loads of berries in the fall. Down at Placid were almost no mosquitoes, like I hoped (it's a lower lake so the bugs start and end earlier). The water was excellent, and the lake level still pretty high. It was nice to take Pepper camping again as she now recovered and ready for more hiking.
