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Lake Dorothy — Jun. 21, 1998

Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - West

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Miller River road is in excellent condition to the trailhead except for the ""dip"" 2 miles short of the road end that has a gushing creek running through it. The creek bed is solid, however, and the water is fairly shallow, so no one seemed to have any difficulty getting through. Thankfully, though, there were only 4 cars at the trailhead on this Monday afternoon. The trail is in fairly good shape considering the amount of rain we have been having. So don't be surprised when you encounter the several muddy sections (at least they are short) and a few spots where there are small streams running down the trail. You'll want to take the switchbacks (after Camprobber Creek bridge) slowly, particularly on the descent, as they are a bit slick & it would be easy to fall here as the tread is quite rooty and rocky. No snow anywhere near the trail, but there is quite a bit visible on the surrounding peaks. Makes for a very scenic trip. Beyond the lake outlet, the trail is in somewhat better shape (less muddy) and passes some very scenic lunch spots. I continued on to the far end of the lake, and in my opinion, this is worth the extra effort. You encounter new & interesting views on the lake & its surroundings, and some close-up views of the several small islands. I noted only one group that was camping, and they were on their way out. All in all, a very pleasant day in the mountains, and I managed to avoid getting rained on, although the clouds looked rather threatening.

Dorothy Lake — Jun. 13, 1998

Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - West
Karen Rentz
 
The trail is in good condition, but does have a goodly number of roots and rocks. No snow on trail, even to the far end of the lake. We did hike to the top of the pass towards Bear/Deer/Snoqualmie Lakes and found snow on the trail just before the pass and one large tree down across the trail (but ranger said that would be gone next week). This is a lovely lake. I particularly liked the far end of the lake, which has marshy sections with bog-laurel, butterwort, and sundew. Nice variety and quantity of flowers along the trail, with queen's cup just beginning to bloom. Because of the road washout (the ""dip""), we added an extra 1-2 miles to the hike by parking where there is water on the road and walking the road to the trailhead. Trucks drove through okay (we heard that two small cars were stuck at the crossing on 6/12).

Dorothy Lake — Jun. 5, 1998

Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - West
SaraS
 
Trail is snow free to the lake. Trail was in good condition and not too muddy.. pretty waterfall alongside the trail and under the footbridge. We only went as far as the bottom of the lake, so I have no idea how far the trail was snow free past that point. There was water over the road about 1.2 miles before the trailhead, so we decided not to take our friend's nice Camry over the stream and hiked the extra distance. Plenty of trucks and jeeps drove all the way in. Nice views of Big Snow Mtn. from lake outlet - very pleasant hike!