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DAY 2 (Island Lake to South Lake, 5 miles): From Island Lake, return to the Y-junction at Second Dinkey Lake (9580´). Turn left and head north, closely following the western banks of Dinkey Creek as it quietly cascades from Second Dinkey Lake to First Dinkey Lake. After a moderate, 0.6-mile descent, the track reaches a junction (9280´), at which this trip’s loop section begins.

While the loop can be taken in either direction, this trip takes hikers to the lakes in order of the lakes’ increasing scenic beauty. So continue straight ahead (west-northwest) to the broad, marshy, east end of First Dinkey Lake (9239´), bound by bogs and meadows that host a vigorous population of mosquitoes well into summer. The barren ridge of the Three Sisters is visible beyond its southern shore.

The trail arcs around the lake’s north shore, meeting a junction just past the large boulders by the lake’s outlet (9270´). Turn left (generally west) and begin a gradual descent, once again following Dinkey Creek (brook trout) as it gains in volume and velocity the farther it flows from its headwaters.