Hume Lake Trail
Hike Review
We hiked the Hume Lake Trail that loops around the perimeter of Hume Lake.
The trail was a single track trail of various types (cement, dirt, etc) in most parts, with a short stretch where one walks on the side of a mostly deserted road.
The trail wasn’t super popular, but it did have other hikers, runners, people fishing, hanging out at the beach, etc.
There were lots of trees, which meant shade during most parts of the trail.
At the western end of the lake, there is a Christian camp that was populated by hundreds (if not thousands) of people on this particular weekend. In that camp, there is the only gas station in Kings Canyon plus a well stocked grocery store that sold ice cream and ICEE drinks.
What I Learned
At the south inlet of the lake, there is a stream that feeds Hume Lake, that stream flows over granite and I think would make for fun slides on a hot day. One of the things I must try on a warmer day in the future!
We saw lots of people fishing, but no one catching anything. It gave us a false view that the lake wasn’t good for fishing. After the hike, we caught so many tiny fish that each of the girls must have caught 3-4 fish!
Friends
The Saitos (Ryo, Seri, Luna, and Mona) and well as the Prives (Dave, Florence, Amelia, and Olivia) joined us. All the dads were rocking some sort of camera, Florence was carrying a tripod for our group picture, and Seri carried yummy snacks that she shared with all of us.
What Happened?
3.0 miles, 2 hrs 16 mins, 203 ft
On Sunday, we were debating whether we should go to Sequoia National Park or to stay put around Hume Lake. We decided on the latter, which meant a relaxing walk around Hume Lake. We strolled at a relaxing pace, taking lots of breaks and pictures along the way. The highlights of the trail were the dam, Sandy Cove Beach, the inlet where we jumped around to a private “island”, ice-cream and ICEEs, and picking apples from an apple tree that I thought tasted great (other thought it too sour). Afterwards, we settled back at camp and started gathering extra firewood.
Thanks to Seri for the 2nd photo from the left and Florence for the third and fourth photos from the left.