I was the 3rd car pulled up at the parking lot this morning at 8:45 am.
The road was rough, 24 miles from the Hwy 530.
The first 9.5 miles is paved, the next part is a classic forest road; Full of potholes. but it's not too bad, I managed to drive my Elantra to the trailhead.
The trail is extremely beautiful. the switchbacks on the exposed ridges are very brushy/ overgrown. It's better to wear a breathable pant. I found that part is tricky, especially the views around you are astounding.
if you're not focusing on your footing, then you can easily get tripped in that overgrown part.
The bugs were not too bad, although it was mostly cloudy today with the temperature was at 50 degrees.
Marmots were all out though today, and they were talking so much!
There was a big one at the Lookout, who was constantly trying to get food out of my backpack. 😄
Sadly, Glacier peak was hiding behind the clouds today. Perhaps I need to come back again here!
Overall, I absolutely enjoyed this hike. I saw barely 15 people in the whole hike.
BTW there is no Toilet at the Trailhead.
Type of Hike
Day hikeTrail Conditions
Trail in good conditionRoad
Road rough but passableBugs
Bugs were not too badSnow
Snow free
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