Saturday night we were at a BBQ with some friends and decided to do a big hike Sunday morning. After great discussion we set our focus on Deer Lake. For those of you not familiar with Deer Lake, the trailhead is just over the green bridge in the canyon. It was our first time on this hike and it wasn't an easy one. After six miles of a constant incline we saw the lake (pictured on the left). If you aren't a big hiker I just suggest blowing up this photo and soaking in the reward from your laptop, however it is much better in person. Usually when dealing with a significant elevation gain on a hike, the hike up isn't as difficult as the hike down. Reaching the parking lot I was never so glad to see the Subaru. My knees were tired and I was good and thirsty. Great hike overall which took 2 hours and 30 minutes up and just under 2 hours down.
