3 Day/ 2 Night backpacking trip. Completed full loop. Day 1 TH to US Cabin Camp. Day 2 US Cabin to Copper Lake. Day 3 Copper Lake to TH.
TH parking is washed out. Everyone parks on side of road. There is a turnaround for large vehicles at the end but there were horse trailers in the area when we started out. Trail to Hannegan pass was busy but everyone was pleasant.
Thank you to the wonderful work groups that were out there!
We lucked out on weather, only a sprinkle of rain on 3rd morning. Trail is in great condition, a couple of downed trees but easy to go over. Brush cleared in a lot of places but some spots were thick and wet with morning dew. River ford was about mid-calf at 1pm on Sunday. Salmon are spawning and fun to watch. Berries are ripening around the whole loop but are just starting on the ridge. Still some beautiful wild flowers. Lots of pika spotted, some marmots were heard and maybe a mink (still looking into what we saw on the river)? The cable and suspension bridge are fun!
A truly magical trip!
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