Maiden Peak

While the smoke from forest fires nearby may have spoiled the view the air quality was good on the mountain. The trail is steep in

Started the hike in a bit of a smoky haze. We weren’t sure if the smoke would get better or worse as we made our

Some haziness from nearby wildfire but otherwise beautiful day on maiden peak! 11.7 miles from gold lake road.

I decided to hike Maiden Peak from the Maiden Lake trailhead because it cuts about 4 mi off the total distance to the summit and

Camped at Maiden Lake then went up to the summit next day. Didn’t see anyone after Rosary Lakes. Took a wrong turn coming down so

I camped at the trailhead so that I could get started as soon as it got light out leaving from the Gold Lake Trailhead.  My