Lake Ann — Thursday, Jul. 28, 2011

Snoqualmie Region > Salmon La Sac/Teanaway

Left the Esmerelda Basin trail head on a sunny Thursday at 10:00 am after a little more than 2 hour drive from Redmond. Trail was very good all of the way to Fortune Pass at 6,400 feet. Meadows are clear of snow. Patchy snow at the pass. The lake was 75% melted out with snow extending up from the lake about halfway up the 400' to the pass from the east side. Campsites at the lake were snow free and meadows around the lake were abloom with glacier lilies. There were several other hikers on the trail mid-week attesting to the popularity of this trail but only one other overnight party at the lake. After hiking out on Friday morning I climbed to Long's Pass from the same trail head to take in the breathtaking view of the west face of Stuart Mt.