Great hike today with an almost full crew – Carl, Mike, Greg, David and Ken and I went east, to Exit 45 to hike to Talapus and Olallie Lakes.
This was not a grueling hike. About 6 miles round trip, 1,100 feet of elevation gain but it was tons of fun and the lakes were absolutely beautiful.
First was Talapus Lake, and then, about .8 mile down the trail, Olallie Lake:
As you can see, snow has already visited the mountains around here. The trail was fine, the snow was not deep, but it won’t be long before this area will require snow shoes.
There were some hungry birds hanging around and they were not shy about getting their snacks:
As always, we discussed how lucky we are to live near the mountains – after the stress of yesterday, election day, a nice hike to a couple of sub-alpine lakes was just the ticket.