We arrived at the TH around 11 and it was packed - but once we hit the trail we saw very few hikers headed up to Lake Ann - everyone was headed to Lake Ingalls. And we were the only ones who spent the night. We brought our beefy MHW Skyview 3 and were glad we did - it was COLD! If it hadn't been windy we probably would have been ok, but the windchill was probably in the 20's so we hunkered down in our tent and cooked in the vestibule. We did see the most amazing phenomena - as the sun was setting in the west it lit up the cliffs over Lake Ann to a bright orange. It was amazing! The larches are golden but you can tell they are close to dropping their needles.
We packed up quickly in the morning - no breakfast due to the cold weather - and stopped at one of the campsites further down the trail that was more protected for breakfast. On our way out we passed a number of hikers headed up to the lake, but very few backpackers. I remember hiking out on a Saturday in 2020 from Lake Ingalls and passing numerous backpackers heading up - I don't know how they were able to find a spot.
This was our pups first overnight - and she did great! BTW - if anyone finds a blue water bottle with a folding lid I would love to retrieve it (it's one of those lids you flip up for your dog to drink out of).
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