Lake Serene

Don't do this hike if you like solitude because you won't find it here! Arrived at the trail head at 7:30 and there were already 11 cars there. Trail was in good condition, patchy snow at the lake. The lake is still almost completely frozen over. This is my first time hiking up to this lake and I have to say I honestly don't see what the attraction is. It is like a hundred other alpine lakes I have been to but there is no room to move around at the lake. Three sides of the lake are too steep to walk around on so everyone is funneled into a tiny area at the north end of the lake. I went to the picnic rock and there were about 20 people crowded on top of it, like being in an elevator. I let the dog swim around for a few minutes and I was out of there, no need to hang around. Good thing I left early because I must have passed over 100 people on the way down and that is a conservative estimate. Only other hike I have been on that rivals this number of people is Mt. Si - another hike I will never do again!