We hiked in from Obstruction Point to Gladys Lake for two nights. There are four campsites at the lake -- one near the bear wire sign, one by the trail as you arrive at the lake, one past the outlet, and one on the far side of the lake. It was an unsettled weather week, but turned out alot nicer than the forecast (yay!). On day two we day-hiked up to Grand Pass and despite some fog had pretty good views down to Cameron valley. In the afternoon of that day we hiked to the top of Low Pass, looking at the Lillian Ridge walk as an option (someday). Big bear scat on that ridge, and lovely views. Day three we moved camp to Grand Lake; six campsites there -- four on the side by the entrance trail (3 and 4 were the best) and two on the far side on the way down to Badger Valley. There isn't a trail all the way around Grand Lake that we could find, but we enjoyed exploring. Day four we hiked down to Badger Valley and back up to Obstruction Point trailhead. There is an amazing waterfall just before the junction of Badger Creek at the "bottom" of that hike -- make sure you step off the trail into the wilderness campsite and look over the cliff.
This hike is listed as moderate to strenuous, which is just about right. The trails in and out are both steep with lots of switchbacks. Final note: if you can choose to camp at Moose Lake, do! It is a gorgeous lake with lots of campsites. Also, we enjoyed Gladys more than Grand -- Grand lake is pretty mucky, full of slime and algae at the "beach" area. Grand also has a small herd of resident deer that will stand in the trail and stare at you -- no fear of humans in that bunch. Excellent water sources at both lakes.
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