Day 5 - Soaking in the Hot Springs and up the Pass

All good plans are meant to be changed..... Originally, we had planned to hike over Happy Lake Ridge today. That would have been nearly 7,000 ft in elevation gain, Hmmmm.... nope we decided that wasn't going to work. So, instead, we slept in and then enjoyed a nice soak in the nearby hot springs. We definitely like nice relaxing days when out backpacking. After that nice start to the day, we broke the return trip into two sements by hiking back to the top of Appleton pass and camping on the ridge. That will make the final hike tomorrow much more manageable.Læs mere