Lake 22 ~ 5.4 miles ~ 1550 Ele gain

Hiking is sometimes a Catch 22. I'm not a morning person. Eating first thing does not settle well either. However, once I'm up and going there are no regrets. Especially today. I think I may have found my new favorite hike! Versatile, and relatively easy. My jaw dropped when I rounded the corner and saw the lake. Mt. Pilchuck towers nearly half a mile vertically above the lake. Or so they say. It was a tad cloudy. This was my first hike for WTA's Hike-a-Thon so I better get moving onto the next...after my nap!