Lake Valhalla, Mount McCausland — Friday, Sep. 26, 2025

The fall colors on Mt McCausland are past peak, but there are still some, although leaves seem to be dropping fast. The berries up the mountain are at peak - the thousands of them lining the trail made the steep climb up so much better.

I made a quick stop at the lake before heading back to the car. It appears that’s where most hikers were going today - I didn’t see anyone on the Mt McCausland spur, although all my talk about the berries may have given two hikers I chatted with on their way up the nudge they needed to give it a go.

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