I spent a little more time around the north end of the Russian Wilderness, making a little loop visiting lakes and taking in a stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail.

Day 1 was a short one, just a few miles along to a lakeside camp.
https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/etna-ruffey-lake.html

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