Black Lake, Lake Creek — Saturday, Jun. 8, 2013

North Cascades > Pasayten

The road to the trailhead was clear, no blow downs. The views heading to the trailhead are spectacular, lots of flowers blooming. It was a fairly warm day with a light breeze. The creek is running very full, there was a few places with some water on the trail, nothing that is too difficult to cross. A handful of down trees on the trail, pretty easy to cross, one was a little bit challenging when your legs are tired on the return trip. Lots of beautiful flowers, a very easy hike with only a few rolling sections. The lake is beautiful, with a blue sky it is pretty spectacular. Spent some time at the lake enjoying the view and resting, then continued on down the trail that follows the edge of the lake to the end. Very well maintained trail. This is a trail that is pretty miserable on a really hot day, something you want to do before the heat of summer. We saw some fresh moose tracks, two different sets and sizes. It would appear like we barely missed seeing one, lots of brushy vegation covering the valley floor. Great hike, fairly easy, with a beautiful lake at the end. More photos at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/janzstersview/sets/72157634052300246/