This is an update to the previous report a week ago.
Road: I _also_ drive a Prius and I found the Google Maps estimate spot on.
Parking: arrived on a Sunday at 6am. Had to park a few hundred ft down the road as the parking lot was full. Almost exclusively climbers for Mt Baker, like myself.
Toilets: only one was open (or someone was in the other one and took a REALLY long time) and has some TP in it, but only 3 of 12 rolls had any left.
Trail is mostly snow free, with some patches before Rocky creek. A couple blowdown obstacles that are easy to go around / step over.
Rocky creek: bridge is not yet installed for the season. Strategic rock hopping allows for dry crossing, though some people might find it difficult.
Trail to junction with Easton Glacier climbing route: increasing snow cover, but obviously boot path exists until about 1/4 mile before the junction. Climbing path stays 100% on snow and cuts to the right. So you're pretty much 100 on snow from there on with no established path to the look-out. Not sure how steep the terrain gets closer to the look-out, but crampons and ice ax may be advisable if you want to go all the way.
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