Birthday hike for me ????????

We got an early start to this long day. We started at 05:45 from the South Fork trail head. The trail is very well marked and easy to follow. There is only one natural spring on this whole loop, that is  right at the fork for the loop. There weren’t any bugs all day long, the morning clouds helped out most of the day. It was a long day on the feet but the elevation gain wasn’t an issue. Great scenery all day long.