Potpourri, Bernard Lake, Bear Valley Hot Spring, and Farley Lake!
A downloadable PDF of these three adventures: Kissing 2016 Goodbye


Beginning of, and explanation, of Bernard Lake hike


A picture of the clearer area NNE of Crane Meadow, and where I hoped to cross to make this an easier hike


The nearly impassable area I ended up in on the way back out

 


The trail into BV Hot Spring
The main event, a most beautiful HS

Farley Lake as it appeared on arrival, and in the rear view mirror the next day
Yellow Belly Lake, now off the list of dispersed camping sites thanks to the new wilderness