We thought we'd hike the Edlu Bena trail since it was a two-mile loop with only a 150 foot gain in elevation. We thought it'd be easy. It probably would be if the trail wasn't covered in 1 1/2 inches of ice with a dusting of snow on top. We earned every inch of the 150 feet of elevation gain (and loss)! :)
The lake was very pretty, almost otherworldly. Definitely worth the views.
We were all wearing our ice cleats which helped tremendously. Andrew had brought his crampons just in case and he ended up wearing them since he had Kit on his back and it was even icier than we had anticipated.
Seriously. The last bit of the actual Edlu Bena loop is a steep downhill trek. You can see the places right in front of Andrew where previous hikers had slipped and fallen. There were sections where we were surprised that they didn't just sit down and slide to the bottom. It would have had to been more pleasant than falling every few feet! Andrew in his crampons walked confidently downhill (lucky guy!) and pulled the girls. They thought that was the best! I exercised every muscle from the waist down staying upright. Holy moly.
We had a lot of fun and it was our first time out hiking since the 12-mile slog that I forced everyone on in November. Even with the ice this one was fun and we will definitely be getting out again!
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