Thursday, August 01, 2019 I forgot to mention it took us about 6 hours to go from Larch Creek to Gneiss on Monday, and that was with us trying NOT to take multiple trips. When we left this morning the weather was already turning bad and we were tired so we made the decision that we were going to take two trips even if it potentially meant a longer trip back.

It only took us 4 hours! Lesson: take multiple trips because you move faster with lighter weight than lugging with lots of weight slowly.

Once we got back to our entry point, we were told that the ranger station would be open and we could use the phone there. There was no one there. This is the only reason I would not go in on Larch Creek in the future. Fortunately I was able to hitch a ride about an hour later from someone who stopped to use the bathroom at that station.

Overall it was a really great trip and I'll definitely be back again.

~Larch Lake, Clove Lake, Gneiss Lake