I lost my phone somewhere between the parking area and about 1.5 miles in. It's an iPhone in a maroon otterbox case. Please turn it in at the Quilcene Ranger Station if you find it, or look up my post on the Olympic Peninsula Hikers FB page to message me. Thanks so much!
Otherwise, the trail was in great shape. It was a Saturday and the trail was really busy with about half of the parties including dogs on leashes. We walked to the far side of the lake to have lunch and a swim. The water was cool and there were great rocks to jump off of (although getting to the location required traversing a slope with loose rocks). Even a bit of shade!
Although there were a lot of folks around, it didn't feel terribly crowded. As the day went on more groups joined us on the far side of the lake. We could see wildfire smoke moving in throughout the day, but it wasn't bad enough to be a bother.
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