Amazing 3 day / 2 night loop! Hiked clockwise, camping at White Pass and Blue Lake. The trail is snow free and in great condition (previous reports made us bring ice axes and microspikes - HAH! What a joke.) A lot of trip reports say the Blue Lake High Route is hard/sketchy, but that is a massive exaggeration - it's a very simple pass, nothing of mention. Tons of mosquitoes and biting flies, recommend bringing a head net. Hiked with a dog. @nutritiontraveller for pics / feel free to ask questions!
Note on using Google Maps to the TH: Google suggests you turn off Mountain Loop Hwy at the wrong road. If you get directed onto an old forest road with a MASSIVE ditch, know that the correct turn off is a few hundred meters north!
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Racheldvg on White Pass - Pilot Ridge Loop
Thank you so much for clarifying the snow situation… I was pretty surprised by previous reports. Much appreciated!
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racheldvg@aol.com on Jul 21, 2021 10:11 AM
nutrition traveller on White Pass - Pilot Ridge Loop
To be totally accurate, there were maybe two patches of snow you had to walk over... but you could navigate in sandals, they're a non-event!
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nutrition traveller on Jul 21, 2021 03:34 PM