Got to the trailhead around 10 am, parking lot was full so we just parked along the road on the left, plenty of spots. This is also the trailhead for Lake Engalls, which I think majority of the cars were because we only encountered 2 women and their dog on the trail this morning.
Trail is in good condition. In about a mile you start to see snow intermittently, lots of streams, muddy and wet.
We went to the basin first and that’s where we encountered more serious snow. Basin was pretty but it was extremely windy and cold so we only stayed for a minute before heading to lake Ann. The lake Ann trail immediately transitions into a snow hike, but it was beautiful. It must have just snowed the night before because the snow was pretty fresh, nothing to hard to get by tho.
When we reached the overlook to lake Ann it was freezing and very windy, some larches but were covered with snow so not as bright. We decided not to make the trek down to the lake because it was very icy. Took a few pictures before turning down to get warm.
Overall nice Monday hike. Glad I got to see some larches this fall without the crowd.
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