First of all, I am sorry for littering. I accidentally left a yellow z-fold seat pad like this up near the lake on a log under a tree: https://www.rei.com/product/829881/therm-a-rest-z-seat-pad If you find it, please give it a good home. Coordinates are approximately (48.541627, -120.679103) where the trail ends at the lakeshore.
This is a nice gentle hike with a reward of seeing the lake at the end. It started out around 1pm with some light snow along the trail. By the time we got down there were heavy flurries. The views of the opposite mountains covered with snow and larches were clear along much of the trail.
There were a few fun stops for the kids, especially where they found a large slanted rock and made a slide by packing snow on it. The snow was plentiful on this day. It started out dry, but by the time we were on the way back there were heavy flurries. Special props to the person making the hike in Crocs up to the lake through the snow. Half of our party had spikes, the other did not and nobody slipped too badly.
We returned the next morning to see if anyone might have brought the seat pad down, and there was about 8-10 inches of snow on the ground. Many cars were parked at the intersection of the forest road and the highway, while a few other vehicles had made it up to the trailhead. Many people were making the walk from the highway up to the trail.
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