I followed @youcandoit's excellent and informative trip report from yesterday. I had a bit more time, so I went up and over Tinkham(s) clockwise starting from Mirror Lake. It started to rain on my way down, but by the time I got back to the junction just above Mirror Lake, the rain had stopped - so I created a figure 8 by passing Mirror Lake again and heading downhill to visit Twilight. The route up and over Tinkham was wet, but there were only a few brief stretches of snow - and they were not on the steep portions of the hike.
I definitely recommend completing this route counterclockwise so you reach the last stream crossing pictured in @youcandoit's trip report at the end of your day. This was the only crossing all day where it felt virtually impossible to keep my feet dry - but it helped to know I was almost back at the car.
I found a few tent stakes along the shores of Mirror Lake, and a small garden shovel high up on Tinkham. Let me know if these might be yours. I also spotted several doggie bags but did not pack those out this time because my trash bag was already full of metal objects.
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