North Fork Sauk River — Saturday, Apr. 18, 2015

North Cascades > Mountain Loop Highway

Nicely off the beaten path. There were a few cars in the lot, but we didn't really see anyone the whole day. A skier left ahead of us for a couple days up higher and we saw one pair on their way back to their car. Other than that only the wildlife. The trail is in great shape. Minimally muddy and no blowdowns until you get near to the shelter, where there are a couple that can easily clambered over. There's a tiny bit of snow, but nothing that can't be stepped around easily and will likely be all gone after these warm few days. All of the stream crossings were easily done with no wet feet. The road into the trailhead is mostly just potholed, but there are two rather rocky places where a stream had been, so low clearance vehicles will need to be quite careful (you can do it… there was a very low car there, but it had some signs the owner had bottomed out before)

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