Wallace Falls, Wallace Lake

I went up to Wallace Falls via the Woody Trail and then proceeded up to the top to make the trip over to Wallace Lake. Next I came back down via the Greg Ball trail and then down the Old Railroad Grade for a 10.5 mile loop hike.
I started out at around 4:30pm to avoid the heat of the day. Fortunately it is a shaded trail, as it was fairly warm even at this time. Sweated buckets up to the top of the falls and then was greeted by a nice breeze at the very top of the falls. I used an all natural Bug Band to keep away the bugs, this seemed to work as I did not get any bites! On the trail over to the lake, there were some pesky bugs dive bombing me whereupon I used my MacGyver skills to outwit and defeat them (nothing like dead branches and dancing around like a crazy person to ward off evil bugs).
That being said, it was a really lovely way to kick off my hike-a-thon. I am really happy the weather is supposed to be getting cooler so that I can continue towards my mileage goals!
Happy Hiking to all and especially my fellow hike-a-thoners!