We left from Ross Lake Resort at around 7:00 AM, took a boat to the dock landing at the base of Desolation Peak. It took us about 30 minutes by 14hp motor boat, but could take up to an hour depending on the speed, and lake conditions.
The trail starts going up and continues going up for the entire time. If you do the trail early you will be greeted with plenty of shade along the way, up until you get towards the switchbacks at the top.
We got up to the top around 10AM, and were the only people there, nobody was staying in the fire lookout at that time.
On the way down we passed a few groups coming up...Remember to bring plenty of water, the 2nd half of this trail is very exposed and you will be getting a lot of sun.
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