Rainbow Lake to Edward's Point 6.5.18

What a hike!  We started off early so as to avoid the heat and this was the perfect decision.  The temperature, under clear blue skies, was entirely suitable for the entire distance.  We started off with 15 hikers and picked up two along the way that stayed with us the entire hike.  We saw other groups and couples on the trail.  Although this hike was rated as moderate-severe, I would rate it as severe for our group.  There were a lot of difficult steps and rocky areas.  The distance was only 4.2 miles, but going was steadily uphill and while the return was obviously downhill, the very end of the hike was about 1/2 mile uphill again.  All in all the group of tired hikers had a very good time.  If you would like to see some pictures as well as a map and graph of the hike, click here.  Remember, there are three types of hikers, those that have fallen down, those that are going to fall down and those who are going to fall down again!