Bead Lake — Sunday, Sep. 15, 2024

Nice, late summer weather. Lake was clear, calm & quiet with only a couple brave paddle boarders in the afternoon. Trail is well maintained and in good shape all the way to the Lodge Creek junction.  We then headed left across Lodge Creek and hiked this 1.2 mile spur trail to the end.  This stretch was wee bit more difficult compared to the previous 4.7 miles. It became pretty overgrown after a few hundred yards, with numerous downed trees, sketchy sections of talus, loose scree hidden by brush, on a somewhat steep slope and much skinnier trail.  Maybe not worth it, unless you want to put on a couple extra miles of more difficult hiking.