Nannie Peak Loop, Walupt Lake and Walupt Creek & Glacier Lake — Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022

Headed up to Walupt Lake. As always this road is rough but passable to any car. First 2 miles are very washboard then gets better. About 12.5 it is bad again with potholes and washboard. Road improves after turn off to Chamber Lake-Snowgrass Flats Trailhead. Light snow on road started after Angry Mt trailhead. We were the only ones at the trailhead. Bathrooms are open but no tp. Light dusting of snow at lake. We hiked Nannie Ridge about 2.5 miles. Snow steadily became deeper as we climbed and a light snow started to fall. We followed lots of snowshoe hare prints the whole way along with some grouse / ptarmigan prints and elk prints. I love the snow for tracking! Also spotted our first snow spider of the season. We finally started to posthole like the elk and turned around at about 5600 ft. Used microspikes on the descent. Once down we hiked the Walupt Lake/Creek trail. This just had a light dusting. The drive out the snow really was coming down and covering the road. I tagged Glacier Lake as we drove up the road at the .2 mls and were stopped by a long mucky deep rut that can't be avoided as the road is narrow and drops off on one side. One car could park on hairpin corner before the rut but may be best to walk road as it is only 1/2 mile. We also drove Road 52 which is open but on the way home was covered in snow at the higher elevations.