It was so bad that even 200 yards away the smell was still saturated in our clothes and the wind. Besides that, the sites there had no separation, no water source, and the population of squirrels might make for nasty bed partners. We would not be booking a site there anytime soon. The final leg of this hike was back to Big Laguna and south through the meadow and to the west of the ranch house back to the Sunset trail and the trailhead beyond. Crossing the meadow was no easy task.
Cows eat grass, grass comes out the back end of cows.
The trails across the meadow are very vague, so it is best to use your compass in the south by southwest direction and keep to the west of the ranch house. All the sudden, the direct path from the trailhead to the lakes appears under foot. Over all, I enjoyed the West leg of this hike more. I like the forest and challenge of elevation. Emily enjoyed it all.