Lake Lillian, Alpine Lakes Wilderness Hike
One the recommendation of Caley (how also lent me his topographical maps), I decided to do an overnight hike in the Alpine Lake Wilderness of Washington State. The ALW is located in the central Cascade range and is part of the Cle Elum Ranger District. The general area is accessible from a series of forest road off exit 54 of I-90. I decided to go lightweight for this hike since its been a while since I’ve done an overnight and figured I could use this outing as a warm up.
My total gear weight (including food and 3 liters of water) was 24 pounds. I opted for a convertible poncho/tarp instead of a tent since the weather looked dry and mild. I did throw in my single person bug net sleeper because I hate being pestered by flying nuisances at night and while I will use it while hiking, I don’t particularly like falling asleep to Eau du Deet™.
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