Park Butte — Friday, Oct. 14, 2011

North Cascades > Mount Baker Area

The road to the trail head is very nice. Any vehicle should have no trouble getting there. There are multiple trails from the trail head. You can do a 7 mile RT hike to the lookout or 14 if your feeling spunky :) The blueberries are out in full force. The trail is in great shape. There is a make shift bridge to cross in the boulder field. The mud was worse the higher you go. There was just a light dusting of snow in some places. The lookout was GREAT! The views amazing. Mount Baker so big it seems as if you could touch it. A helicopter flew really close overhead as I was leaving the lookout. I could see them wave they were so close. On the way down about 1.5 miles from the trail head there are lots of blueberries and sure enough a black bear came running across the trail about 20 feet in front of me. First time I have seen one so close. The fall colors are beautiful right now. Go soon to see them. This hike is a must do!