my parents had a time share condo there, Evergreen valley.  I went camping at the tippy top one summer, thunderstorm came, several forest fires in the morning.  It took 2 hours to hike to the top, about 5 minutes to sprint down.  Thunderstorms are pretty impressive when you're inside a tent.  Spent a lot of time hunting those hills in Lovell and Stoneham also.  Inside the lodge always reminded me of the Shining.