Chain Lakes Loop

Leonard and I went to Mount Baker to hike the Chain Lakes Loop, which was listed as "easy" on the hiking website. The day didn't start off very well - we were stuck in traffic on the highway due to an accident, and we had to wait awhile at the border crossing. By the time we got to the trailhead, it was 2pm, and we were wondering if this hike would be worth the 4 hour drive we had just done.

The hike turned out to be amazing! There were views during the whole hike. No boring switchbacks in the forest, just wide open views of Mount Shuksan/Mount Baker/Table Mountain/many lakes/alpine meadows. The view changed constantly as we walked through the trail.

We underestimated the distance and time it would take for us, so when 6pm came and we realized we still had at least another hour to go, we sped it up, since we didn't want to be driving down the mountain and countryside in the dark. We even managed to hitch a ride from someone from one parking lot to the other.

Bagley Lakes - the very beginning of the hike:

Can you spot me?

 Mount Shuksan in the background:

 Table Mountain:

Our lunch break at Herman's Saddle. To the right we had Mount Baker.

To the left was a view of Mount Shuksan.

Berry picking:

Iceberg Lake, Table Mountain, and Mount Baker:

Hayes Lake:

Leonard's favourite spot, because of its zen-like natural beauty.

We couldn't find the trail from one parking lot to the other so we walked down the road instead.

View of Bagley Lake from the road.