Decided to go for a quick snowshoeing trip to Hyak Lake while my son was doing his nordic ski lesson at The Summit.
I started from the Hyak Creek Trailhead which is behind the Silver Fir Lodge. I crossed the first ski run, followed the pink tape, went uphill on the ski run. I missed the snowshoeing trail sign on the tree and had to backtrack.
The trail was difficult to follow at times and I got lost for a moment. Found the trail again by following the blue diamond signs on the tree and previous snowshoe tracks.
I saw the power line, crossed the last ski run and went uphill to the lake. There's a meadow that looked like a lake, just before the lake ;)
I had the lake to myself although I saw a group of snowshoers that went past the lake. I looked at the map that there are trails that can take you further to Rockdale and Surveyors lake. Maybe that's where they're going.
The lake was gorgeous. I think it's perfect for a short snow camping trip.
Snow was crusty at the beginning and powdery towards the lake. Unfortunately I forgot my snowshoes so I hiked with the spikes and postholed to my calf all over the place. Took about 2 hours roundtrip.
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