As a middle-aged trail runner who doesn’t mind a bit of effort, this trail was spectacular. I found it more “runnable” and less brushy than I expected. I could at least shuffle almost the whole time, except for the two-mile climb on the chain lakes trail, and the only really brushy section today was within half a mile on both sides of the icicle creek crossing. Maybe my baseline for brushiness has changed after an excursion to Joe Lake last week?
The chain lakes basin was really beautiful today. There was a bit of red foliage on the hillside and the sun was reflecting off the rippling water. It was really nice up there. Highly recommend.
We had a foggy start just after 8am and the foliage was pretty wet on our way out, but the sun came out by the time we got to the chain lakes and we dried out nicely.
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