North Fork Tieton to Tieton Pass — Friday, May. 22, 2015

South Cascades > Goat Rocks

Road 1207 closed about 4 miles from the trailhead adding a long additional section to the hike. The road/bridge look like they are in good condition and could be opened since it has been closed for over 4 years. The trail was free of snow until about 6000 feet due to the very low snowpack this year. Saw no one else on the trail for three days. Camped at L Lake then day hiked up to Elk Pass. There were soft snowfields above 6000 feet which were passable with just hiking poles for safety/self arrest. Summited Peak 7210 for glorious views up to Mt. Rainier. Trail blowdowns (for potential trail crews): Above McCall Basin to tree line: 1 blowdown McCall Basin to L Lake: 8 blowdowns L Lake to junction of trail 1118 with the PCT: 6 blowdowns in three places Trail 1118 to trail head: 18 blowdowns We cleared a lot of small debris off the trails.