Enchanted Valley Chalet

It was a labor day weekend. We expected a sea of people to on this trail. To avoid the crowd, we decided to backpack in on Friday. I think that was a right decision. We did not run into lot of people. The plan was to hike in 7 miles to O'Neil camp for the first night, finish the last 5 miles to the chalet and camp near the chalet.

We followed the plan for the most part, few people in the group decided to base camp at 7 miles and day hike to the shelter to avoid hiking out 13 miles together on the last day.

We got to the chalet on Saturday around noon. There weren't many people. By the nightfall, this place was full of campers. I must have seen at least 200 hikers. It was a BUSY place.

Enchanted Valley Chalet after sunset

Enchanted Valley Chalet after sunset