The Crystal Lake trail head parking lot was packed to overflowing and there were people everywhere. That wasn't a good sign since I was looking to get away from all the people. It turned out to be great though. Most were day hikers and only went to the first lake. We kept going past about 4 or 5 lakes to Duck Lake where there were only a couple of other people. It was about 3 1/2 miles and we had a great camp site.
The next day we left camp set up and hiked about 1 1/2 miles to Island Lake. It was really pretty and it had some big cliffs that are well-known for jumping off of into the lake. It was really cold and windy though so we passed on the cliff jumping. Maybe we'll come back in the middle of the summer when it's warmer.
The funniest thing about our trip was the herd of cattle that seemed to be roaming around Duck Lake. They mostly left us alone but the first morning they all gathered around our camp site. They mooed very loudly and seemed to want to join us. We finally had to herd them away so they wouldn't actually walk on our tents. Hahaha
We enjoyed the campfire and the hikes. We did lots of rock skipping and rock throwing into the lake which is always fun. David has a nice hammock to sleep in so he was comfortable (for the first time in a long time on a hike). We didn't hike out the same way we went in so we got to see some different scenery. Overall, it was a great weekend trip and I loved the solitude of being up and away from people. I also enjoyed the pine forest shower as we hiked. Did you know that is a real thing? Walking through a pine forest greatly relieves stress and anxiety and they call it a pine forest shower or pine forest bathing.
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