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Just beyond Cramer Lake is a junction at the southeast corner of a lush grassy meadow. Watch for deer and elk here, especially early in the morning. This meadow is only the first of several forest-rimmed meadows you will visit over the next few miles. All of these meadows feature plenty of wildflowers in mid- to late July and bright red and orange huckleberry bushes in early October. Keep straight at the junction and walk around the southwest side of the small meadow, coming to a second junction immediately after you cross a tiny creek. Turn left and climb a little more before catching a glimpse of large Dumbbell Lake. Unfortunately, this glimpse is all you will see of this scenic lake for some time as the trail stays in forest well back from the lake, instead passing several small but attractive ponds. After 0.4 mile you pass two unsigned but obvious use paths going to the left. These lead to campsites near the northwest end of Dumbbell Lake. Although well located, the camps are rather unattractive, since a recent fire killed many of the surrounding trees.