I had a bad case of cabin fever and needed a mountain fix, so I decided to take a hike to Brainard Lake all by myself.
On the way up, I took a right turn on the trail when I should have gone left. On the way back I missed the right turn and wound up going the same wrong way again. The result is that figure 8 on the tracklog.
The elevation gain from the trailhead to the lake isn't that great; only about 350 feet.
The wind at the top of Mt. Audubon tends to blow snow off of the ground and creates a small cloud on the lee side.
The lake looks pretty solidly frozen. I didn't try walking on it, but it was probably safe enough.
The weather was warm and beautiful in town and I was afraid that the snow would be bad on the trail.
Even walking on the road wasn't that bad.
