East Bank Baker Lake

This was the East Bank hike going north to Maple Grove. The trail is great except for a few muddy areas that were easily negoitiable. We had fine weather with temperatures in the mid sixties and no bugs yet. There were still a few Trillium along the trail, but most were in the late stages of pinkishness. We also found a few piles of bear scat on the trail, but no sightings. We encountered two areas of trail slidings that look like they may become more unstable. These were areas where the trail was gravel and the slope was giving away above the tread.

We had lunch on the listing dock at Maple Grove in the sun and with a grand view of Mt Baker and some kayakers enjoying the water, one practicing the "Eskimo Roll" for a refreshing dip.