Hope and Mig Lakes — Monday, Aug. 31, 2020

I needed a mellow hike for my last hikeathon hurrah. My legs and body were too tired for any bada**ery, I just wanted to pick berries. We came in from Tunnel Creek. The road going in is pretty good for a forest road, there are, of course a few potholes, after all it IS a forest road. There was a Camery at the TH, so any car can get there. Also, there are a number of side roads, but stay on the main one. When you come to a main intersection, go left, you should see the TH kiosk right away. The trail is in pretty good shape, but there are still some boulders, rocks and root ladders you notice more going down. Hope is the first lake, a small lake with a couple of places to camp. There is a loo just as you get to the intersection with the PCT. Mig is another mile farther and a bigger lake. There seemed to be more camp spots here and a loo.  We had lunch here, my hiking buddy snoozed while I filled my Nalgene with blue goodness. There were a rush of hikers coming thru on their way to Snoqualamie and a couple of NB hikers heading for Canada, only 2 other day hikers besides us. Once they passed, we had the lake to ourselves. Great cloudy day hike of 5 miles RT. When you come out, you cannot make a LH turn. Turn R on #2, then stay in the LH lane, there is a nice pullout WB that you can turn into to reenter the hwy once you make the L turn across traffic