Park off 410. No toilet at TH. Plenty of parking available when we arrived at 10am. Trail goes up and up and is mostly in shade in the morning and afternoon. The day was hot, the bugs were definitely annoying. Lots of bites from flies and skeets despite my frequent use of bug spray.
The wildflowers are past peak and still beautiful!
This is a popular trail, but people were spread out enough to not feel crowded. We passed the turn off to the lower lake and went straight for the upper lake. We continued on to Sourdough Gap but didn't head down to Sheep Lake because we didn't want to hike the 500' back up to the Gap in the heat of the afternoon sun.
There was a strong breeze at the Gap that kept us cool and the bugs at bay, though no shade. We took a long break back at the lake in the shade, along with many bugs, then hiked the trail around the lake back to the start.
The two campsites are in great shape and unused. We didn't check out the toilet. We did dip our feet in the lake before heading down. Stopped for ice cream and sorbet at Wapiti Woolies on the way home. Highly recommended.
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