Smithbrook #1590,Lake Janus #2000,Lake Valhalla #2000

All the snow is gone. The one blow down we saw on the way in was cleared by the time we came out. The bugs were out in full force on this very warm weekend, though. We hiked up to Lake Janus on the Smithbrook trail. It's a beautiful hike in an old forest. The lake is gorgeous but was definitely buggy. Once I broke down and slathered in deet, they were tolerable. My new head net was very much appreciated. Come prepared. We hiked up to the top of the ridge and got some great views before having dinner at the lake. There were maybe four campsites being used. The next day we took a side trip to Lake Valhalla. It is even more beautiful than Lake Janus. We had this very popular lake all to ourselves around noon, but I think our timing was lucky. As we headed out, we passed several groups on their way in.