Risked the threat of rain on Wednesday and hiked to Rachel Lake. The trail wastes no time making its true nature known! The rocks and roots are there for sure! It becomes much more tranquil after you enter the wilderness with tread and a nice flowing creek to follow. Some issues through the middle section with fallen trees and brush encroaching on the trail. Not too bad from a blockage perspective but with the morning wetness it was a recipe for hiking wet. About 1 mile from the lake the trail begins to climb in earnest. The way is generally easy to follow, in a couple spots someone helpfully left tape on the correct path. Some streambed hiking in there as well - always up!
The Lake itself was beautiful and a path down wasn't too hard to find. 20 mins of dog swimming later and we retraced our steps!
We did find one wasp nest but the weather was keeping them in so no issues.
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