We went counterclockwise because we didn't want to go up the North Fork Sauk switchbacks. This may or may not have been the right call.
Pilot Ridge: Steep, not much better than the north fork sauk switchbacks. No water between a stream ~1mi before gaining the ridge crest and Blue Lake itself. Wildflowers are a little past prime on most of Pilot Ridge.
Johnson Mountain: Wildflowers were FANTASTIC, peaking over the weekend. Johnson is a worthy side trip for sure with some cool (sparse) history being an old lookout site. Most purple aster I've ever seen in one place in my life. Can camp on top.
Blue Lake: Busy. Campsites full. Clean though.
High traverse over to Dishpan Gap/Kodak: Dry
Kodak Peak: Easy ridge trail from the east shoulder. Camping on top. No water. Many wildflowers.
White Pass: Lots of water (finally!) between Kodak and White Pass (and all the way out). Wildflowers peaking/totally insane around White Pass. Like the WTA poster pic for the description.
More pics/details in the link.
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