Mount Margaret

Be warned, don't make the mistake we made. After parking in the designated lot for the trailhead, we naturally went to the end of the lot over a berm that blocks an old logging road, and started hiking. Fortunately after a half-hour, we met a hiker coming back who told us we weren't on the real trail. There is a small sign at the beginning of the parking lot that tells you to walk up the road another 100 yards (more like 200). Then it is another half-mile on a road before you get to the trail, which is through a 10-yr-old clearcut for most of the trail. Gorgeous views and flowers, but not the hike for a hot day! Not much shade. Snow patches at about 5000', should be gone in a week. Did not encounter snow at all on trail until after intersection with spur to Mt. Margaret. We continued toward Lake Lillian, stopped where trail descends into Lillian basin. Bigger snow patches and brush after this point. Somewhat buggy with the melting snow.