3-day trip out to blue glacier. Day 1 we did 10 miles to Lewis Meadows, day 2 17ish miles out and back to blue glacier with day packs, and then out 10 miles again on day 3.
TLDR: Current trail conditions are good, river crossings can be done without getting your feet wet, rope ladder isn't that bad, trail at the end disappears (but don't give up!), no snow crossings required. Hardest part of the 17 mile roundtrip is just the distance and time; took us ~10 hours and it's a quad killer!
River crossings: There is a river crossing around 7.5 miles which you can either use water shoes for (~1ft deep), or follow a side trail up to a log crossing (we used the second log, which looked much easier to cross). There is a log jam crossing shortly after that can be easily crossed as well.
Rope ladder: The rope ladder isn't too bad - we brought gloves as well, which were helpful. It's a little scarier on the way down (you descend the ladder on your way up to the glacier), but a little more physically taxing on the way back up. Beware there are a couple of broken rungs now, but you can easily just plant a foot in the cliffside. Just go slow. Be aware you may have to wait for others using the ladder.
Trail finding: Near the top, the trail disappears in a talus field. Most folks were following the talus field farther up to the left, then cutting up to the ridge that gives you the view of the glacier. You can alternatively just cut straight up to the right, hitting the ridge earlier, which is a little steeper but saves some time. Amazing views of the glacier and surrounding peaks. There are a few snow patches still but they can be easily avoided.
Timing: Total trip took us about 10 hours, from 9am-7pm. We left at 8:45am and it took us 5.5 hours to get to the top from Lewis Meadows. We ate lunch and hung out for around 45min. It took us ~4 hours to descend back to camp.
Camping: Lewis Meadow has tons of great camping spots, both around the meadow and along the river. The two bear wires were a little difficult to use once multiple people had hung gear on them, and one wire was quite frayed. I would probably just bring a bear can next time. Also, the outhouse was probably <1 week away from filling up.
Arrival: Be aware of long lines to get into the Hoh Rainforest. We drove in the night before and camped (with reservation) before departing on our journey the following morning in order to avoid this. When we left on Saturday, we passed an hour+ long line of cars waiting to get in still.
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