Brutal mosquitos. Expected mosquitos at standing water but we had them start to finish. Other hikers turned around. These must have been imported from Alaska, their state bird.
Other than that a good hike. Elevation gain is right away and seemed steeper than the stated 900’ of gain.
Our “out of shape” time was 2 hours and 28 minutes round trip. No stops other than brief water breaks. Stopping allowed the enemy (mosquitos) to gain a tactical advantage so we had to keep moving.
Marion Lake was kind of a bust (more like a swamp). Instead spend your time circling Clara rather than just passing by.
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Scratch_That_Hiking_Itch on Clara and Marion Lakes
Yea this might be my least favorite part of the hiking season. The 2-3 weeks following the snow melt....
I desperately want to go backpacking, but finding somewhere without a horde of skeets is not easy.
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Scratch_That_Hiking_Itch on Jul 05, 2021 12:44 PM