North Lake — Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025

The North Lake trail is in great shape - a few downed trees on the first and last 1/2-mile sections of the trail, but all are easily navigated.  The out-and-back is around 11 miles with 2,200 feet of elevation gain, typically at easy grades of less than 10%.  The first 2 miles goes in and out of the remains of the 2018 fire, where you can see the slow recovery process evolve.  Thimbleberries, raspberries, and saskatoon (service) berries are ripe at lower elevations, and huckleberries are ripe at higher elevations. Bugs were not a problem.  It was a warm day, and a dip in the lake was just the ticket!  This hike, which gets far less use that Twisp Pass, is a real jem!