Weekdays the best time to go to this deservedly popular trail. Don't miss the Valley of the Silent Men - The best part (even better then crawling around under the bridge over the underground Lena Creek, trying to see where it eventually comes out). I was able to ask a ranger how it got its mysterious name - He heard that climbers from a local club in the '30's headed for the climb up the Brothers, were silent from the effort of carrying all their gear. Hence the name. I was a little disappointed, expecting a much more romantic tale. The ranger also said that during summer weekends he's counted as many as a hundred cars in the parking lot - all the more reason to go now.
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