Trip Report
Lake Caroline, Squire Creek Pass via Eight-mile Trail & Cashmere Mountain — Sunday, Mar. 1, 2015
Central Cascades > Leavenworth Area
The road to the trail head was closed, but you can park at the turn off from icicle creek road and hike the 3 miles to the trail head. The last mile of road is covered in snow, but there is a nice packed walkway from all the use and what's left is melting rapidly.
Starting up the 8 mile trail was a. It muddy but mostly clear of snow. Once the trail plateaus the snow returns. When you enter the alpine wilderness about a mile into the hike you may want to strap on some snow shoes. The snow is 2ft deep in places, so step carefully on the packed in trail. I ended up turning around about 1 mile before reaching Eight Mile lake because i was hiking alone and made the poor decision to leave my snow shoes in the car. Needless to say I never made it to any of the destinations mentioned in my trip description, still I thought it might be helpful to post!
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