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Reviewed By: King on Monday, July 30, 2012 @ 02:13:50 AM
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I just got back from this hike and i'm licking my wounds. My wife, brother and sister in law, and father and mother in law all went on this tgeather. Many poeple say its a day hike but my wife had a 20lbs pack, father had 30, mother had about 25, sister 30, myself i had a 60lb pack but my brother in law who loves to torment his body and truelly break himself off had a 100lbs pack, we wieghed it before we left.. We stayed 3 nights but had to camp at the the first creek the first night. An extended stay can be done, is this hike hard, omfg yes. Is it worth it? Well if your a fisherman its amazing, especially for fly fishing, if your more for the sites well, breath taking especially at the top of the two valleys. I was in the Army for 6 years, i've done 30 mile rucks through the desert with over a hundred pounds of gear on, the army would fly us in to this location. But I also have a busted back and pending a second surgery on my shoulder and i'm out of shape but I made it and it was awesome. If I do go back i'm packing much, much... much less. But the morning sunrise on the middle lake is worth the pain. And the trials you face while climbing and pushing through the constant incline can only make you better.
Same as last year...
Reviewed By: Mitch on Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 11:39:15 PM
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I went to the lakes on the last Thursday in July, 2010. I brought a friend from Indiana who has never hiked anything harder than a state park trail. We aren't friends anymore! lol J/K We both had on very heavy packs, me because I like the torture of it and he because he didn't know any better. Anyhow, the lakes are still great and so is the fishing. On our way out Friday afternoon we stopped at the creek for a break and met some pretty cool people. To the dude with the dog and Gerber knife: Thanks again for the packet of drink mix! Hope to see you out there again sometime soon.
Is there anyone on here who can give me some good tips on getting around the big lake and up to the sawtooth ridge overlooking Flapjacks? I wanna try that next time I go out.
not for weak hearted
Reviewed By: strong heart on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 02:49:40 PM
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nice short hike w/ views.take a compass and know how to use it. please dont litter trees w/ marker tape! for those of you who leave trash and have fires, for mother earth...pack it out and fires are not allowed!.. take extra clothing. it seems w/ the recent washout it added 2 or three miles. when my buddy and i went there was quad tracks just 1/2 past lena trail head in the snow about a foot deep. we used snowshoes to get us to the trailhead and hid them behind the picnic table under snow. we have been on this hike many times before and it is a fave.. as more people find this we are forced to carry out more trash than than we make.. some say we are crazy for attempting a trail of this nature in the snow. after the first lake we went to our spot on a point and made camp. our low impact hammock camping made breaking camp a breeze in the snow. after the big melt, fish were jumping and happened to catch a big moulth bass! wtf ??? i have only seen trout and stocked trout before. i felt the need to release this one after a picture. before you tackle this hike.. we reccomend upper lena as a day hike to see if you are up for this one. besides cars leaking oil on the trailhead,trash and trail tape, this is a nice day hike,hit all three lakes and be home for dinner...weekend hikes are great too..i really like to stay 2 weeks but that is me... good luck and clean up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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Reviewed By: Gail Brown on Saturday, October 3, 2009 @ 05:15:51 PM
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Right now my three sons age 35,18,and 16 Matthew, Paul and Michael and my son in law Hans are at Lake Mildreds. It is the two younger boys first time. Matthew and his dad , Les went up every summer. I think Matt was 8 the first time. I went up once in 1983. I was 27 and was not in shape. I had a 40 lb backpack. It was pouring down with rain. I must say it was a tramatic experience. I felt like I was never going to make it. It took us 8 hrs. It was my husband Les and I. Once up there we met a couple who were rained out cause they camped in a valley and all the rain ran into their tent. They gave us all of their food, eggs, bacon, fresh trout, corn on the cob...wow .They did not want to pack it down. I would never go back and Les died so the kids follow their fathers passion for Lake Mildreds. My daughter Hayley started going to Mildred Lakes when she was ten. Les loved to invite new friend to take the trip. None of them new what they were getting into. Some returned with him every summer, some were traumatized like me. It is beautiful and the fishing is great. An eagle flew over my husbands raft boat and grabbed an eagle from the lake. Mt goat ate from my kids hand. Also the birds were hand fed. Yes Les packed up a big raft boat most of the time to fish and to sleep in. Wonderful memories.
Worth every step
Reviewed By: Robert on Saturday, June 13, 2009 @ 11:18:58 PM
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I went with a few friends on the 4th of July about 4 years ago. My friend Alicia said it would be a "medium" hike. This is physically very demanding and be prepared to scramble a bit. The views and the serenity at the top is worth the "death hike" as some friends referred to it. I personally enjoy a little challenge and would recommend it to everyone. I plan on going this summer and will camp this time. I didn't have a chance to explore much last time as we were trying to get back before dark.
If you only go on one good hike this summer, make this it. You won't regret it.
Mildred Lakes sept 08
Reviewed By: Josh on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 @ 12:32:29 AM
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Before this hike I had rarely gone hiking but had always enjoyed camping and the smaller hikes I had been on in the past. I went to Mildred Lakes with a friend who wanted to go up and take advantage of the short and early high buck season. I am not a hunter but wanted to go for the hike and trip. We had read that the trail was difficult and not very well maintained but did not really know exactly how difficult it was at times. When we reached the road the trail was on we were suprised to see the road had washed out about three miles before the trail ends and we had to park here and hike the extra three miles on the road before we started the hike which made it about 7.5 miles total. the first part was about as expected and thanks to marking tape left behind by others we were able to find the trail or what there was of a trail with minimal problems. When we reached the creek about 2 miles in I had no idea what I was getting into next. We had our packs full for a two night stay and this part is a difficult climb. Consisting of tree roots and rocks for foot holes it is very steep and breaks were certainly needed. When we finally reached the top with my legs burning like never before it was very foggy and cloudy. We had no idea what beauty we were surrounded by and just kept dredging along. when we finally got in the first day was rainy and foggy with very poor visibility. Tired and wet I went to bed early and woke up to the most beautiful scenery. I had no idea what we were missing the day before. It was amazing. I spent the day fishing and we did not see a single person the whole time we were up there. Pristine and untouched on the big lake it was an amazing place. On the hike back with my spirits recharged we no saw all we had missed on the way in to the lakes. Truely amazing place I cant wait to come back.
The place is amazing and is worth the hike but be prepared for a very very difficult trek up and down. It is an amazing place to spend time and if you do decide to make the trek keep it as nice for everyone else as it was when you got there.
Mildred Lake Hike
Reviewed By: Angie on Thursday, October 18, 2007 @ 01:21:49 AM
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My husband and I stumbled upon this hike completely unprepared for it. We had planned to go on an overnight camping trip, and popped open our book of Olympic National Forest Hikes. I guess we should have read about this hike a little more carefully. It was a very difficult hike, and part way through he had to take my pack (keep in mind that I had never backpacked before, nor did we have the proper equipment for this particular hike). We were grabbing roots and pulling ourselves up on parts of the climb. I deemed this the "hell hike." However, despite my difficulty in climbing it, it was really a beautiful hike. My husband went back later with a young man he mentored and did the entire hike round-trip in one day. We now live in Alaska, but plan to go back to Washington for our 5th wedding anniversary to hike this trail again (better prepared, and me with more experience hiking!). A nice hike, very beautiful, and worth the time and effort.
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