Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) Section J - Snoqualmie Pass to Stevens Pass — Thursday, Jul. 3, 2025

Hiked PCT J section 07/03-0708. Started from I-90.

-overgrown section that included some bushwhacking back to the trail before the ascent up to Kendall katwalk
-snow fields started just right before Kendall katwalk but Kendall Katwalk was free of snow.
-Ridge lake was beautiful and had no mosquitos but snowy at our campsite
-snowfields from Ridge Lake to Spectacle lake posed some risk but very manageable with crampons and poles. No snowfields after spectacle lake
-Spectacle lake had no mosquitoes and was lovely
-mosquitos intermittent from spectacle lake to waptus lake, and no mosquitos camping at waptus lake
-2 miles south from deep lake, like a light switch mosquitos were terrible.
-Peggy’s pond and all campsites near cathedral pass were unbearable with the amount of mosquitos.
-deception lakes, horrible with mosquitos. At this point we diverted our route off PCT to deception creek trail and got to highway 2 from that trail. Hitch hiked the couple mile to Steven’s from there. Chatting with most hikers coming from Steven’s said mosquitos were terrible a few miles from the pass onward.