Lake Ann — Monday, Oct. 11, 2021

Beautiful (and quiet!) day at Lake Ann! Got to the trailhead around 9:30am. Temperature was 28 degrees and the trail was hard frost, but not slippery. Saw a lot of interesting 'hair ice' - see last photo. The trail was snow covered (2-3 inches) after about 3 miles, just before the climb up to the pass above Lake Ann. Didn't need any traction gear. Pass was cold and windy, but had absolutely beautiful views with the contrast of the larches against the fresh snow. Ground had thawed and the trail was muddier on the way back down. Back to the car around 12:45pm. I would estimate there were 60 or so cars at the trailhead, with the vast majority going to Lake Ingalls. I passed about 10 people all day.