Huge dense ripe huckleberries! I saw 1 or 2 mosquitos. maybe 15 flies. Zero blowdown. Amazing views. Great swimming. Almost no people (4 total for weekend). My 8 year old is a hero hiker but no complaints from him.
The section from goat ridge down to deadman's lake just saw a huge amount of trail work, like maybe the day before based on the brushed out vegetation that hadn't even wilted yet. Huge thank you to whatever group did that!
Side note, I am not sure why WTA lists Northwest Forest Pass required as all sorts of trailheads but it absolutely isn't required here, or Quartz Creek Old Growth or Ryan Lake, etc. How can this site be so accurate on hike and direction details yet outright fabrication about needing a pass when you do not?
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