Rachel Lake — Tuesday, Jul. 7, 2020

Great little hike to Rachel Lake; too bad the weather wasn't a bit better for me. Road is typical poorly maintained NFS road, so take it slow if you have a low clearance vehicle. Trail is in fine enough shape until about 2.5 miles in where you start to climb initially. After that, the trail is basically a stream in spots, though pretty easy to keep your feet from getting soaked if you're careful. Bring your GAIA and download maps ahead of time if you're a novice at route finding, though most won't have any trouble with this trail. Trekking poles are also pretty handy. Lake is very pretty, and would be great for swimming on a hot day. Sadly due to crappy weather, I didn't venture up to Rampart lakes as I intended; let alone swim! Definitely will be coming back up once things heat up a bit!