Dewey Lake, Naches Peak Loop — Friday, Sep. 4, 2020

Rating:  4 of 5 stars for Dewey Lake
Rating:  5 of 5 stars for Naches Loop
My opinions:  The Naches Loop hike (which is the beginning and end of the Dewey Lake hike) is wonderful hike with blue berries.  This hike is a great hike, even with smoke covering Mt Rainier.
Although the views of many of the mountains are under smoke, the views of the lake are not under smoke.
Even with the smoke, it was nice being able to walk to Dewey Lake and see the nice lakes along the PCT.  There are very few wild flowers on the hike.  There are blueberries on the way down to Dewey Lake, and along some parts of Naches Peak Loop. 
Parking & Road Conditions:  For any car. Easy to get to.  We got to the lot at about 1 pm and there was plenty of parking (on a Friday) at the Tipsoo Lake parking lot.
Snow:  None.
Trail & trail conditions:  Overall – Great.
We followed the All Trails app to the end of the path next to Dewey Lake and a little beyond where the PCT came in.  We hiked clockwise.  No views of Mt Rainier in the afternoon.  But the sky cleared up and we saw Mt Rainier during sunset.
Bugs:  Not too bad.  Just a few.
Time: This trail took two 62 years olds about 7 hours, including a dip in Dewey Lake and stopping at least 30 minutes for picking blueberries.
Views:  Nice lake views—smoke did not ruin the lake views.  Some , but not all mountain views were covered with smoke.  However, we could see Mt Rainier at sunset.
Flowers & Berries:  Very few wildflowers.  Many blue berries.
Food:  In Enumclaw, we ate at the Historic Mint Restaurant & Alehouse (The Mint).  Very yummy hamburgers.  Their salad dressings were incredible too!  And they served food until 10 pm!