Although Dock Butte and Blue Lake make for a shorter hike (maybe 5 miles total) it is so worth it. The views of Mt. Baker, Shuksan, Twin Sisters Range, Baker Lake, and on and on are outstanding for this effort.
The road has just been worked on and is in excellent shape for an approach road and that is good because it was about 10 miles of gravel.
No snow yet but I got a feeling the window on this hike is going to close soon. Both the road and the trail showed signs of very cold nights up there with much frost in some places although Blue Lake had no ice yet.
I've noticed from the last two outings into the mountains that the number of hikers has dropped off dramatically. Only saw 4 others on the trail today, a Saturday.
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