This is another really long hike just like the one I had done the week before. This one was almost 19 miles. It's a very popular hike with tons of people hiking this every day. To try to avoid the mass of people as much as I could, I actually hiked this on a Monday instead of my usual Saturday. There were still a lot of people but not too bad. I'd figure most people probably don't do the full loop all in one day either.
I can see why it's popular. There are tons of lakes around, lots of places to camp, and a great hike. Unfortunately because of the fires around I was not able to get a lot of really good pictures. Seems to happen every year for a short time. Nice hike even with the smoke and the sore feet.