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Lake 22 — Thursday, Jul. 10, 2025

North Cascades > Mountain Loop Highway

Per other reviews, I made sure to arrive at the parking lot by 8:30 am.  There were still quite a few empty spots.  This may have been due to the weather; low clouds and drizzle.  Hiking up, I only ran into one hiker coming down.  I did have my dog with me.  Luckily all of the dogs we did encounter were leashed.  I must have hiked on a good day as most of the hikers followed hiking etiquette and no one was playing loud music.  I did have some issues with the rocky parts of the trail (over half).  If I didn't have good hiking boots and one hiking pole (other hand holding the leash), I could have easily rolled an ankle especially adding in the drizzle making some of the rocks slick.  The lake was beautiful despite the low clouds.  Due to popularity of this hike and the rocky terrain, one and done.

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