Pass to pass Tuesday evening to Thursday evening: nights at Otter Falls and Bear Lake. Lots of water on trail to Snoqualmie, just go straight uphill and find trail after 100yds or so. Camping looks great-big site by lake. Trail to deer slightly overgrown. Snow on south west of Deer, follow footprints or closer to shore and trail reemerges. Didn't see camping there-too wet. At Bear lake found two off trail sites by the lake and a large burn. Beautiful but bugs! Snow on ridge to Dorothy follow footprints and postholes short way over top. The rest downhill to Dorothy and home. Handled about a half dozen blowdowns on all fours! Happy Trails.

Indeed the trail isn't crowded on a week day. Only 2 cars in the parking lot when I started the hike around 11am. There was quite a bit of water and mud on trail. I reached Dorothy Lake around noon. It was peaceful around the lake. The trail continued on the right side of the lake. I reached the south end near a little bridge around 1pm. Snow showed up here and there, yet the trail was easy to follow. I was planning to get to the ridge that leads to Bear lake, but there was a lot more snow as the trail climbed higher, and soon the trail turned into a running creek. I stopped around 1:30pm and sat around to enjoy the view of little islands on Dorothy Lake. On the way out I met more people.

We left on june 17, a great hot day. the trail was a little rough with mud and water on some parts. but it wasent that bad there were tons and tons of day hikes but not to many over night hikers. there are alot of camp sites to camp at. and there are many beatiful flowers and other great veiws to be seen. there were a few trees down but u could get a round them with out much trouble. The fishing was fairly good at night.

Headed up the Taylor River on the abandon road for 6 miles then up the trail to Snoqualmie Lake and on to Deer Lake. The trail from the end of the old road to Snoqulamie Lake shows signs of serious neglect by the Forest Service - rotting puncheon, blowdowns galore (but none hard to get around, over or under), and sections which were so eroded they resembled rocky gullies. Some of the big blowdowns look like they've been there for years, so don't wait for improvement. Go now while the trail is still passable. The trail is snow free up to Snoqualmie Lake (3100'), which is mostly ice free. From Snoqualmie Lake to Deer Lake (3600') there are still some snow patches on the trail. Deer Lake is still almost completely frozen. There are some campsites melted out around Deer Lake although the trail beyond is mostly snow covered. I had Deer Lake all to myself Saturday nite. Sunday was foggy and drizzling, so I didn't go any farther. Note that streams are very high now. Think twice about any trail or route where you'd have to ford a major stream (not a problem on this trail, altho it apparently is on the nearby Nordum Lake Trail right now).

Absolutely glorious day to go on a hike! Lots of wildflowers in bloom beginning at the road to trailhead. Columbine, cornus, merten's bluebells, skunk cabbage, marsh marigolds, yellow violets, trillium, bleeding hearts, geraniums, twin flower, glacier lilies...on and on. The trail itself is in rough shape. Lots of rocks and roots with plenty of mud and water on the trail!! We arrived at the trailhead early and missed most of the weekend crowd but met them all on the return! Only three minor blowdowns along the trail. Snow becomes heavy and constant after you cross the inlet at the head of the lake. The way over the ridge to Bear, Deer and Snoqualmie is do-able. We decided to have a nice lunch and turn around at point where the trail begins to ascend steeply and the snow begins in earnest. The snow is melting fast and with the warmer weather won't last long. Volume of flow on the rivers is extreme right now with the snow melt. The road to trailhead, though gravel, is in excellent shape. Choose this hike as a weekday trip to avoid the crowds...or go EARLY in the day.