Cramer Lake, Dog Lake to Cramer Lake (TRail 1106)

   First off, I hadn't hiked this trail (1106) in over 20 years, and that was coming from Cramer to Dog Lake at the end of 2 1/2-day hike. I had thought distance of the hike was only about 2 miles and change, but it turned out to be nearly 5 miles one way. Needless to say, we were bushed by the time we made it back to Dog Lake today.
   The key word for the hike today was MOSQUITOS!!! Those little bugs tore us up and seemed to thrive on DEET, though it wasn't 100%.
   On the trail, we encountered a lot of mud, snow and overgrowth, sometimes making it difficult to discern where the trail was. We actually found ourselves off of it a couple of times. We only saw about 10 people total during the hike, including a summer group of 4 college kids from Eastern WA who were doing trail maintenance.
   We encountered no wildlife, other than people with unleashed dogs, although we did see deer droppings in many places.
   The footbridge was pretty much gone, so we crossed the river on fallen trees.
   I hope the next time we do this hike, we can enjoy more the beauty surrounding us, without the worry of bugs. Today, we did all we could to avoid the mosquitos and were not able to stop for more than a minute or so without being eaten alive.
   You can access the Trailhead at the Dog Lake campground on HWY 12, about 2 miles East of the White Pass Ski Area.