Lena Lake — Tuesday, Jul. 18, 2023

Crowd - Despite there being 20+ cars at the trailhead I only ran encountered a group every 30+ minutes or so.

Road - paved all the way to trailhead with a few nasty divots

Dogs- All the streams are dried up for the first 2 miles so bring plenty of water for your fir friend.

Berries - almost ripe trailing black berry, thimble berry, salal, Oregon grape, and red huckleberry.

Heat - The first 2.5 miles of this hike we’re hotter then the trailhead but soon the temperature drops about 5 degrees as you get closer to lower Lena.

Sights - 1-2 view points along the way of nearby hills. There is a spot along the trail where you can hear waterfall but can’t see it. Then you cross this dried up stream bed with massive boulders. It seems like a landslide buried that part of the stream underground and you are crossing over it but I’m not sure and am super curious.

Trail - long low grade switchbacks. Few spots of loose gravel or rocky terrain but for the most part dirt.

Lake- gorgeous! Cold - dip in if you hike on a hot day.