Took advantage of a beautiful fall day to get out into the Teanaway area. Trail to Pete lake is very wet and muddy in places. At the start of the day it was all frozen so not a big deal but as it warmed up things got sloppy. After arriving a Pete Lake took the Waptus pass trail, this trail is steep and rugged but passed by several very nice waterfalls. After arriving at the top of the ridge the trail really deteriorated into a big mess. Any flat section of trail held water, mud, ice or a combination of all three. My decision to go with boots instead of trail runners was a good one for sure. Some of the creek crossings were deeper than I was prepared for so I had to do some bushwacking to find different spots to cross on rocks or logs that were slippery with ice. Difficult traveling through this section of trail with all of the water, streams had overtaken the actual trail for several hundred feet in a couple of places. The hike up to Polallie ridge from Waptus pass was much better shape, snow overtaking the trail at about 5200 feet but only a couple of inches thick. Pretty uneventful trip down the Tired Creek trail to meet up with the Pete Lake trail. Not much in the way of big payoff views on this loop but if you are looking for a secluded day in the woods this is a great option. I saw a total of zero people on this beautiful Sunday and the dog had a great time.
GPS stats
13.55 miles with 2885 of gain
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