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The hike was 7.5 miles roundtrip, with the majority of the way to the lake uphill. Though it was a little difficult, it was so worth it. The lake at the end was beautiful! The color of the water was this incredible turquoise, blue, green color. It was so still and so clear, it was amazing. And the hills surrounding it, with the fog covering the tops was almost magical looking. And I'm happy to say that the pictures do show the beauty of the place :) That's the magic of DSLRs ;) The only thing that was unfortunate about the lake was the amount of flies!!! There were swarms of them, and they were immune to bug spray. They kept landing on us and it was a bit uncomfortable.. But besides that, it was perfect. 

I've posted a bunch of photos below. There are a lot of them (you've been warned) but they all came out so great that I couldn't just put up a handful. Plus I feel like I owe it to my friends because I was slowing them down soooo much taking pictures, lol. Most of the photos are untouched, straight out of the camera. I felt like they were really pretty as they were. I did photoshop a few of the pictures, but only because they were a bit washed out. I didn't change any colors or anything, and as you can see, the colors are so vivid! 

Anyway, enjoy the pics and let me know what you think :) I highly recommend this hike. It's also good for kids (because unlike Melakwa Lake, there are no waterfalls you have to cross) and dogs! :)