Dewey Lake — Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022

It was raining (drizzling) when we arrived in the parking lot so donned our rain gear and headed out counter-clockwise. The trail was not crowded as it usually is in August. We came upon a trail crew fixing a bridge before the turn off for Dewey Lake. We thanked them for their efforts as we were signaled across the bridge. There were lots of wildflowers in bloom which take on a whole different look in the rain with fog. We passed by a young couple formally dressed along with their photographer. Even with the fog and rain I'm sure photos were beautiful as the area is just amazing no matter the weather. We turned off for Dewey Lake, had never been there before so it was a new adventure. We passed a group of hikers with their pack llamas heading to White Pass I believe. Arrived at the lake, the weather was holding with the rain stopped, even saw a brief patch of blue sky. At the lake a couple appeared and said they were just trying to hike  Naches Loop but got lost! They had nothing in the way of provisions so at least they were still on an established trail so we assured them to continue following the trail and they would eventually meet up with the loop. After lunch, we headed back up (it's all downhill to Dewey) to finish the loop. On the descent, we were passing quite a few people arriving late in the day, asking us if they were close to the end. They weren't even half-way so many were not familiar with the hike. Hopefully they enjoyed it. The rain had subsided so it was a great return hike. Mosquitos didn't seem to be much of problem as it was cool. Great hike. Camping at Dewey would be great if you went mid-week. Tracked 7.7 miles RT with 1,450' EG.