Heather Lake — Tuesday, Jul. 22, 2025

This is the story of Dr Jeckyl and Mr Hyde. The first part of the trail where the new work has been done is a pleasure to hike. The old trail is the same  rocky rooty mess of type 2 fun that it always has been. Don't be fooled by the first half. There was a bit of rain/mist up there overnight and the rocks were very slippery and took some maneuvering to get over and around. Coming down was a real PITA for this old gal. However the prize that awaits you is worth it, this little lake is an emerald gem, and once 22 opens back up it will hopefully be much quieter. We got there early so it didn't have the hiking hordes yet. Coming back it was a different story, a couple of large groups and families coming up, the kids were doing it just fine, better than a couple of us hiking grandmas. A bear sighting was reported by someone sitting on the large lunch rock, but I'm sure the crowds were too much as the day wore on. The trail around the lake was somewhat overgrown, but easy to find. We did the loop right at the Y. Lots of hucks and salmonberries ready for picking and be sure and look for the white bog orchid by the boardwalk on the far side of the lake. Loo in good shape, restocked with TP while we hiked. Road good, you can take the low rider. I only posted 1 pic of the lake, everyone's already seen the pics, chose to post other interesting things.