Tank lakes is a gem, albeit a very buggy one! We did an overnight from the Necklace Valley trailhead and then pushed on to Tank. We used GPS/compass to make our way to Tank rather than following the cairn route and actually went to the northern most of the two Tank lakes. It was an extremely hot, steep & buggy day! We were the only ones there and camped on a rocky ledge. We stopped by the southern Tank lakes on the way out in the morning and the view looked incredible but definitely more crowded. On the way out we followed the cairns through the talus field and it was pretty straightforward. We did this as an overnight, which is definitely manageable, but it would have been more enjoyable to break it up into 3 days. The bugs were horrendous, we used non-deet spray and I have upwards of 50 mosquito bites. Unless you want to super deet up or are ok with being absolutely swarmed, I'd hold off until September on this one. Bugs were noticeable at the other lakes but from the talus fields on it was truly terrible.
On a better note, we found an iPhone at Jade lake with a gray case. If it's yours, send me an email at laurenf@comcast.net and I will get it to you!
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