Most Serene

2500ft altitude gain in 3.6 miles (oh, that's not including the quick jaunt up to Bridal Veil Falls and back) so this was a hike sans-kids.

Hard work for unfit people like me, but the reward at Lake Serene was more than worth the effort.

Thanks much++ to Martin for getting it together (although compared to cycling over the Himalayas, I think we had it easy).

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