Hiking 5:05:10 [1] 11.94 mi (25:33 / mi) +2045m 16:41 / mi
slept:6.5
The Enchatments thru hike, plus Dragontail, with Kelsey and Brigette. We started from the lower Snow Lakes trailhead and ended at the Stewart Lake/Colchuck lake trailhead. Hitched a ride down with some other hikers. This was a long day. We were on the trail from 5:30am to 8:00pm. It wasn’t especially far (19 miles round trip), but we were moving slowly and taking lots of breaks. Brigette had some severe hip flexor issues. Beautiful hike though! I had heard so many good things about the enchantments, and I was excited to get out there myself. They definitely lived up to the hype. Saw several baby mountain goats which were adorable! The goats were surprisingly used to people, and I got the closest I ever have to a goat before. There were LOTS of people out on the trail, a number of them camped, a number thru hiking, and a handful of people trail running thru. I’d love to come back here for a trail run and add on little Annapurna. I think this could be done in 9 hours total time if I was moving quickly.