Upper Anderson Lakes

Way up Baker Lake way, there's a little trail with many branches. One branch goes to Anderson Butte, one branch goes to Watson Lakes, one branch goes to Anderson Lakes, and one super-secret-special branch goes to Upper Anderson Lakes!


The trail is a bit steep and hard to follow, but that's okay. We made it.

Nice view from the ridge, too.

That's Watson Lakes down there, and Bacon Peak off to the right.

And here's Upper Anderson Lake with Mt. Watson behind:


Must go swimming!


Not Chunlin, though. She prefers tropical waters.


And just through the trees, over the little ridge is . . . Mt. Baker!


Can you spot the mosquitos in this photo?

They had hundreds of friends... What do the mosquitos eat when nobody's around? It's not as if many people came this way. Only one other couple stayed the night, and we only saw two other dayhikers on Saturday on the upper lake trail. Them skeeters must've been starving!

Clouds rolled in. No meteor shower visible. Hmph. And then it rained. Next morning:



The hike down to the main trail was slow and slippery. It took 45 minutes for what had to be no more than three-quarters of a mile. We got wet.


I stopped for photos, of course!

Watson Lakes looked a bit different today.


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