I decided to attempt this route just a few hours after having tried the Medicine Bow Peak Loop, so I was definitely pretty tired going into it. However, the route was beautiful and well worth the effort.
The first few miles from the campground are runnable, forested single track, which eventually transitions into more technical rocky trail on the approach to Medicine Bow Peak. I found approaching the peak via the steep switchbacks to be more challenging than the opposite direction I had gone earlier in the day, but I enjoyed the push nonetheless.
I moved pretty slowly on the descent from the peak, probably a little dehydrated, and some storm clouds started to build as I was filtering water once back at the bottom. Shortly after I took the turn for the Gap Lakes section, it began raining and thundering. The route seemed to skirt the heaviest rainfall, which was lucky, but I did need to put on my rain jacket. I saw a cow and calf moose later on in this section after the rain had died down a bit, which was exciting!
As for people, there were quite a few hikers, especially around Medicine Bow Peak, and a surprising number of people had set up tents along the route, despite the weather. Regarding nutrition, I relied primarily on Tailwind packets I had packed into Ziploc bags. This worked well enough, as there were ample opportunities to filter water with all the creeks and lakes. Overall, this is a very scenic route that captures the beauty of the Snowy Range peaks and lakes.