Ancient Lakes

A group of Everett and Seattle Mountaineers hiked the Ancient Lake and Dusty Lake trails in clear 71 degree weather. It was about an 11 mile round trip, first going into Ancient lake then back tracking a couple mile to round a canyon wall and then head into Dusty lake. Three people from the group broke off to go over the basalt canyon walls and met the trail group at Dusty Lake.
Seen on or near the trail and lakes: lizard, frogs, redwing blackbirds, several wildflowers, one rattlesnake and horseback riders at a distance.
If you go take plenty of fluids. Even at 71 degrees, dry and dusty you will need a lot of fluids. There are boulders for a bit of a scramble the last fifty yards to falls but easly manageable with care.