Several recent reports for this one, so I'll be brief.
The road is its usual self. It's a long trek through a lot of gravel before you hit the turn up to Green Mountain and the road has quite a few pot holes at times. The last 6 miles up to the trailhead is actually in much better shape.
There are a few blowdowns about one mile up, just before you hit the first meadows, but are easily crossed.
The lower meadows, roughly 1/3 of the trail, have a lot of plants overgrowing the trail so long pants are helpful. If someone helpful person with a machete feels like spending an hour or two of their time they could make quick work of it.
There are a couple of very small snow patches near the small lake before you make the last big climb. They're essentially flat and will probably be gone in a few days. No snow impacting the last climb. Leave your microspikes at home.
Bugs were present, but not too bad. I killed a large horse fly and saw a few mosquitos.
Good views from the top. Maybe a hint of smoke from the fire near Chelan, but not bad at all. Plenty of flowers, but I agree with the other recent poster that the best is probably still yet to come.
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