Friday was a beautiful day in the Teanaway area, but we had to work! So we went in search of larch on Saturday, starting with sunshine and ending in low clouds, but no rain.
Lake Ann is a lovely small lake on the west side on Ingalls Peak. It starts on Esmeralda Basin trail #1394. After 2.7 miles you reach the juntion with trail 1226.2. From here it is a short climb to the pass above Lake Ann. The lake was totally frozen over, and the larch are about 2 weeks away from their prime. The snow was deeper than we expected (8-10 inches) near the lake. We had hoped to summit Fortune Peak on the way out (HP 7382), but with no visibility we lost our enthusiasm.
Two years ago we camped at the lake and explored the area to the north. This makes either a nice, short backpack trip or dayhike.
Distance: almost 8 miles RT
Elevation Gain: 2600ft.
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