North Fork Sauk River — Friday, Jun. 3, 2016

North Cascades > Mountain Loop Highway

Ranger station said snow between trailhead and makinaw shelter but I saw none. Red mountain is a bit steep for same views as the river trail so it's easy to understand why it gets little traffic. There's a little pull out to the right with good views at around a mile; I assume this is the old site but confusing since the trail continues and then a scramble starts that is waaaaaay outof my comfort zone. River trail has few blow downs but easily passible. A note on the road condition: no problem until a third of a mile from trail head and a huge avalanche chute. I have a high clearance suv and love "off-roading" across huge rocks (cuz it's fun) but honestly next time I'm parking and walking that distance and you probably should too.