As fall is coming, it's time to get some hiking in before the eternal rain starts. Hence, Labor Day weekend is prime hiking time! Originally we planned to make it a two day backpacking trip, but we were both so tired on Saturday, that we mostly slept through it. That left more hiking for Sunday!
We started out close to little crater lake, the origins of which are somewhat different than its bigger brother (artesian spring vs. volcano crater), but the water is equally amazing:
A short hike from little crater lake is Timothy lake - considerably larger (a couple of miles across).
PGE has a dam here (compared to Bonneville, it's very tiny). Below is where some of the water is released:
While hiking around Timothy lake, we came across some curious trees, the only thing alive on them appears to be some moss. We'll prod a biologist to learn more about that story...
Pepper was all fired up, the last long hike was 2 months ago, after all. He maintained a very good pace throughout our 13+ mile hike.
Timothy lake in the - partial - sun (morning had a complete cloud cover).
Me on our second breakfast break: it's good to have breakfast!
The trail is very well maintained. As always, a lot of people around when there is direct road access, but the density falls off a cliff as soon as you are at least one mile away from any access road. We did meet a few horse riders, though.
Fall is coming...
In the early afternoon the sun came finally out in earnest, but it never got really hot. (More than 3000 feet elevation helps...)
After completing the loop around Timothy lake, we circled back to little crater lake. With the sun out, the water was even bluer!
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