Lake Ann (Rainy Pass), Lake Ann

We did this hike with my 9 and 6 y/o boys. The first part of the hike wasn't very exciting for them...switchbacks up the side of the mountain for a while but then once we got higher, the views started opening up. Wow. I believe we heard some whistling marmots on the boulder fields so that was also pretty cool. No bugs on the trail, lots of dust. Once up at Lake Ann there were a few skeeters. There were TONS of tadpoles and itty bitty frogs around the edge of the lake (although it was more like a pond with all the dry weather we've had). The boys loved that :) Had a nice picnic lunch on a boulder that was a fine place to sit down and enjoy the breathtaking scenery. Thankfully those that had visited Lake Ann before us left so sign that they were ever there. Will be back someday to do the Maple Pass Loop (which was where all the other hikers we ran into, seemed to be going).