North Fork Sauk River — Sunday, Jun. 21, 2020

Most of the road is OK - just potholes, but there are two spots where it has washed out a bit so be careful if you don't have high clearance.  The first major creek crossing requires boots if you want to keep your feet dry.  Poles will help too - it's a little tricky to keep your footing on the rocks.  There are also a couple of major blow-downs.  The path around is obvious but a little bit of a scramble.  Both of our GPS's put the mileage at 5.7 from the parking lot to the shelter, which is unfortunately collapsed.  However, there is a really nice area by the river to sit and eat and rest.  We headed back from the shelter, making about 11.4 miles total.

The clouds cleared a bit on the way back and we had some nice peekaboo views of the snow-capped peaks.  Also, if you look carefully on the way - there are at least a couple of spectacular waterfalls on either side high up on the slopes.  Very cool!