East Fork Foss - Necklace Valley — Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017

Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - West

What a wonderful backpack. Hiked into Jade Lake the first day. The previous trail reports of a long gentle start and a rather steep uphill end were correct. The trail to the lakes was in remarkably good shape, no issues. There were very few bugs. The lake was a bit cold, but warm enough for one member of the party to go swimming while the rest of us bathed with a washcloth and soap. The second day we day hiked up toward Tank Lake. The trail dissolves into many and we needed to do some boulder hopping, but we found the trail again on right/northwest side. We turned back at the snow level because the weather conditions- too much midst and limited visibility. Spent the day looking around the lakes: Cloudy, Emerald, Ilswoot.. The juicy and ripe blueberries and huckleberries were everywhere. We stayed 3 days in the very scenic, beautiful setting. See attached photos