What a weekend! My friend Aaron and I decided that it was time to stop talking about hiking to Enjar and just do it! We hiked ""up"" to Slide where we spent the night and decided to wait until morning to continue. We were both suprised to see how high the water level was when we got to Slide, but then with all the snow we had last year it wasn't a big suprise. I love how the valleys come down together with Snowking Mt. in the background! God's is the ultimate artist! Going up to Enjar was quite different from Slide. That trail makes the one to Slide look like a four- lane highway. From thick brush to limbs that grab your arms and legs to a climb that will test the stamina of any loaded-down hiker. Still lots of snow patches at the lake but it was worth it! Now when I'm at the camp at Slide I can say, ""Yeah, I've been there.""

The trailhead is 21 miles down the illabot forest road off of highway 530 about 4 miles south of Rockport. There is a typical large trail head sign at the corner by a concrete bridge. The trail is fine for 1.5 miles until slide lake where there are about 10 nice camp sites along the lake. The trail continues along the the left side of the lake at water level and then starts to head up the creek drainage for 2.5 miles to Enjar Lake. The trail gets much rougher but is still easy to follow. The views from enjar lake are nice to the end of the valley and the peak. I do not think this hike is worth the 45-60 min drive along the logging road unless you are also doing the Jordan Lake hike further up the road.