While the kids are gone.  Another hike into the wilderness.  This year I've learned that there is a difference between a National Park, a National Forest and a Wilderness Area.  It's all government but they have different rules.  Can we take our dog determines to which area we go.  National Parks and dogs do not mix. 
National Forests and dogs sometimes mix.  Wilderness areas and dog definitely mix.  Lake Ann is in the Mount Baker Wilderness Area.
The best times to reach Lake Ann are in late July to September.  It's past the ski area.  We had heard that the trail was all sharp rocks and Skagit needed booties.  Instead of rushing to REI, I decided to make them instead.  A pair of old jeans and my sewing machine and volia, dog booties. 

Skagit with his booties, Skagit avec ses chaussures.

They didn't work and he didn't need them.  Note to self, we needed way more water than 3 liters and Lake Ann was not what I had imagined. 
Great hike because it's down hill for the beginning and then uphill to the lake so on the return trip it's uphill back to the car.  Hiking downhill after a long hike hurts my left knee but hiking up hill doesn't bother it at all.  After reaching Lake Ann, we had lunch and looked at the beginning of the trail to the glacier.
 Oh, it's only 7/10ths of a mile and it looks fairly flat.  On the map it's a dotted green line instead of a continuous green line.  Note:  a dotted green line means rugged - scrambling over rocks - trail.  We didn't make it to the glacier and sat down to rest.  Along come some gals that are 25+ years older than us.  Casually they say, "oh, we are on the right trail, thought we lost it."  About this time it was 4 pm and a long ways back to the truck.  We decided to turn around. 
Skagit and I had a quick dip in the lake and then headed back. (BTW, the lake is really cold.)  It looked like it was going to be 7 to 8 pm when we got to the truck. 
Maybe an hour later those same gals past us and we never did catch up to them.  I thought we were going fast but evidently not. 
The last creek we came to Skagit had enough and just laid down.  He wasn't going anywhere, he needed a rest. 

Mount Baker

Quand les enfants ne sont pas la, nous prennons un randonnes jusqua Lac d'Ann. 

Too tired, trops fatigue.

C'est assessible le fin du juliet jusqu'a septembre.  Apres, il y a plus de neige.  C'est un promenade ou nous pouvons prendre notre chien.  Pour moi, c'est un bon randonnes parce qu'il est en descendant a le premiere.  C'est mieux pour mon genou de marcher vers le haut a le fin.  Quand nous arrivons a Lac d'Ann, nous mangons notre dinner et voir le chemin pour aller au glacier.  C'est presque un kilometre, ce n'est pas un problem. 

the end, le fin

Mais, ce n'est pas tous doit, il faut descend et montre en haut et le chemin est presque pas la.  Apres un peu du temps, nous decidons de prendre un repos.  Quelques femmes qui est presque 25 annees plus que nous, marchent apres nous.  Elles continuent mais nous sommes trop fatigue.  Nous retournons au lac et le chien et moi nagons un peu.  C'est frois!  C'est un peu tarde alors c'est temp de retourne a la voiture.  Apres une heures, les memes femmes nous ont rattrapes.  Nous n'avons jamies rattrape a eux.  J'ai pense que nous marchons tres vite.  A le dernier l'eau qui coule, Skagit juste couche dans l'eau.  Il etait trop fatigue de continuer. 

Picture lake on the way home, Lac de Photo au retour.