Derek says from the trail at 7:07 am, “Up and at’em, had bfast, packing up. Will hit trail soon. Headed to Rainbow Lk Mdw…will drop 300 ft then gain 2,000. Team is great and working as a unit.”
The PCT can be a pretty dusty trail and can show that it is well used. My experience has been that when you get off the PCT it is a significantly better experience; less dust, fewer people and more green. I am hoping that for them. Here is a photo from the shore of the lake.
In the photo below you can see the switch backs they have to endure before being rewarded with the lake.
Google Earth view of Rainbow Lake and the Trail