It was a great Day! We ran from the clouds of Seattle. It took about two hours to get to the trailhead. Really not a bad drive at all. The trailhead signage states the trail is closed 3.5 miles in for sensitive wildlife. There were maybe three groups that left the parking lot at the same time. we did not see a soul after the creek crossing about mile in. The rest of the afternoon was an awesome hike. My only difficulty was in a few spots the snow on the trail turned to slippery ice. My hiking buddy and I both fell once going downhill. MicroSpikes would have solved this problem. We sat by the creek had a nice lunch. Also we spotted a few groups of deer.There were plenty scat signs of the ones we didn't see. The further you go, around mile 3, the more overgrown the trail gets and was hard to follow. We turned around soon after.
I suggest waterproof boots for the mud, trekking poles or microspikes for the ice, and binoculars for the abundant wildlife.
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