Lake Blanche Hike

[Stephanie]

We wanted somewhere close that we could backpack to and stay over night, so we decided on Lake Blanche. The night before leaving we ended up deciding to just hike up there without staying the night due to everyone's concern on how much snow would be up there still. The hike up wasn't too difficult until we hit the snow 3/4 the way up. We made the mistake of wearing just regular running shoes, ankle socks, and shorts, which is the exact opposite of what you should wear if you plan to hike this anytime soon, haha. Our feet were drenched on the way back from falling through the snow and it is very slippery hiking down the mountain when there is snow...so be prepared for a couple slips on the snow. Other than that....it was absolutely gorgeous up there! Here are some photos from the hike

 

[Nick]

Cool to see it like that. Thanks for posting! Microspikes and trekking poles can make that late spring snow pack pretty fun to hike on.