Ingalls Lake
Sep 07, 1997
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Lake Ingalls
- Region: Snoqualmie Pass -- Salmon La Sac/Teanaway
- Agency: Cle Elum Ranger District (509) 852-1100
- Trails: Ingalls Way (#1390)
- Avg Rating: 3.98
After a slow start of
food shopping and saturday morning confusion we got to the trailhead at one thirty and were surprised to find the parking lot overflowing. Beautiful day, clear skies, trail in fine condition, snow free, pretty steady climb all the way, but not too bad with the constant reward of beautiful views. This was our friend Eva's first camping experience and we were hoping it would be a good one. Found a spot to camp in headlight basin just below the lake. Was fairly full with campers, looked like a couple of people had pitched their tents outside of designated areas. Even saw a couple of dogs...hmmmmm. Our neighbors fried up some heavy duty smelling burgers for dinner and the smell permeated the fresh air and our fleece clothing and we talked about bears, but had no visitors overnight. Got cole real quick once the sun had set so we didn't spend too much time starwatching...the tent was much warmer. Hiked up to the lake in the morning. Enjoyed the view of Mt Stuart and watched some fly fishermen's lines arcing back and forth. By the time we hiked down most of the camps had cleared and we only passed a few people with packs hiking in. Pretty steadily down all the way, trail is dry and often bordered with beautiful green-black rocks. Travertine' Eva did great. This would be a beautiful spot for a midweek stay for all those with flexible work schedules. Anyone know when it will start snowing up here' Would love to go back to the area, but don't know how much time I have got before the snow.
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