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| no partners | | Fantastic hike. An easy hike at the beginning with some switchbacks and elevation gain at the end. The lake is smaller than I expected, but clear and beautiful nonetheless. It isn't very deep, less than three feet for sure, all the way across (but that varies each season). It's pretty muddy though, so who knows how many feet of silt are in there. We didn't try to go in it. There were plenty of camping spots, which was good because we shared the lake with about five other parties, one party being a boy scout troop with several young kids.
An interesting side note, it's actually called Gallaher Head Lake, named after James and Eliza Gallaher, two Pennsylvania natives who moved to Roslyn in the late 1800's and staked mining claims in the mountains of the Teanaway. Apparently from 1961-2006 USGS mapmakers thought they were correcting a misspelling, but actually were misspelling it themselves.
Starting elevation - 3800 feet.End at 5600 feet.
Here's the description from our hiking book, which gives a more accurate picture of the trail: "At 3/4 mile cross De Roux Creek on a log or however [bridge was in place]. Shortly beyond, at 4100 feet, the trail forks. Keep right, following the waterfalls, the way steepening to gain 800 feet in the next long mile. The way gentiles out in forest and at about 2.5 miles walks a log over the creek, here sedately meandering, and enters a meadowy vale, 5000 feet [elevation]. From the head of this 1/2 mile long valley switchbacks ascend to the lake basin at 4 miles and how sweet it is."
Spring, Ira (1998). 100 Classic Hikes in Washington. Seattle, Wa: The Mountaineers. |
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