Cathedral Rock, Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) Section J - Snoqualmie Pass to Stevens Pass — Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013

Snoqualmie Region > Salmon La Sac/Teanaway

Hiked in to Deep Lake from the Cathedral Rock trailhead for a week of trail work. Since it's a hiker / horse trail, it takes some pretty heavy abuse and could use more work. There was evidence of water on the trail, running down it and overflowing the drainage. On Wednesday, i hiked to Waptus Lake - there are some narrow switchbacks and at least one large rock on trail (it slowed me down, I can't imagine how a horse would get around it) . Our work project was to convert some puncheon to turnpike - we completed two. Lots of rain for three nights showed us that the turnpikes work. The area surrounding Deep Lake is wet, probably all the time. Bugs were evident but not terribly aggressive. Tons of very tasty berries.