Rachel Lake, Lila Lake & Alta Mountain — Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022

Arrived at the trailhead around 8am on Saturday. The upper lot was full, but there was plenty of parking in the lower lot. The restroom was open and had just a little TP left. We hiked up to Rachel Lake, went up to the viewpoint to Lila Lake, then took the boot path up to the ridge to head over to Alta Mountain. Beautiful fall foliage and great views, although a little hazy from the smoke. Refilled water at Rachel on the way down, and the trail was definitely getting busier by that time. On the way down, we heard a large crash and later found a tree had fallen across the trail. We were able to make our way around, but this fresh fall could make it hard to follow the trail. We were back to the trailhead by 4pm.