Kara Klein

Kara Klein

Hike to Finch Lake

06/25/19

My partner and I attempted to do this hike mid October, which we discovered was way too late in the season. This trail is an out and back, meaning 5 miles out and 5 back, so be prepared for a longer hike. The majority of the trail sits on the backside of this mountain, so when we did it, the majority of the trail was caked in a foot of ice and snow. We were not prepared for this (if we had been, I think we would have been fine!), so our hike involved a lot of sliding and falling on the way to the lake. When we reached the descent down to get to the actual lake, we found that the snow and ice build up was way too thick for us to get down safely. So, after hiking 4.5 miles, we turned back without reaching the lake. If we’d been more prepared with shoe tracks and hiking poles and better supplies, this hike could have been really cool. We plan to try again in the summer time! The journey was beautiful though, for the most part!

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