Today, was an ordeal. Went out to Liberty Lake and did the loop trail which is about 9 miles and uphill for half of it. Started at about 6:30 in the morning and didn't get back to my car until 8 hours later. I'm still exhausted but ended up with a few decent photos for the day. Usually once I reach Hughes Cabin I lose all interest in taking photos of anything and just want to home.
If you can make it past the first "waterfall" and keep going, you'll be rewarded with some truly beautiful sights.