Skookum Flats — Tuesday, Apr. 26, 2022

My hiking group headed to Skookum Flats for a walk through hike heading North to South today.  We pulled in at 10:10 dropped our hikers and then drove to Buck Creek and left 3 of our cars with a driving shuttle.  After driving one car back we were geared up and on the trail by 10:40. The vault toilet at the TH was worst for the wear - filthy, with no TP and trash all over the floor.  It was 41 degrees with partially sunny skies and rain forecast by 1:00PM.  The entire trail is super saturated with only a few really muddy areas.  All the recent blow downs have been cleared.  Skookum Falls were flowing as well as Snoquera Falls across the Valley.  Both Kwaterfall flows were not a heavy as flows seen in March.  A few spring wildflowers are starting to bloom, mostly trillium.  Lots of fresh elk scat was spotted along the trail but no animals. That was it for wildlife sightings today.  Trail traffic was super light we only saw jigger with one happy dog. We stopped for a lunch/ rest break and birthday celebration about a half mile south of Skookum Falls on the high bank over looking the White River at 12:20.  Much to our delight no rain ever materialized.  Buck Creek parking area has car sized mud puddles. We pulled out at 2:45 and had another fantastic day out in nature with friends.