White Pass to Chinook Pass — Friday, Aug. 5, 2016

South Cascades > White Pass/Cowlitz River Valley

I hiked from Chinook Pass to Anderson Lake on the PCT. At Anderson Lake, I found some equipment dropped in the grass. If you lost something in the last few days at Anderson Lake, comment back to this trip report. The hike was great in the sunny weather. The flowers were fantastic from Chinook Pass to the start of the descent to Dewey Lake. On the descent to Dewey Lake, the berries are still green, but looks like a good crop in a week or two. The fishing was OK at the upper Dewey Lake (8" trout), but no success at the lower. The mosquitos were out, but repellent seemed to keep them at bay. There's a nice view of the top of Mt. Rainier over the trees from the east end of Dewey Lake (on the trail around the north side), but not as good as from the Naches Loop Trail. The hike down to Anderson Lake is a nice walk through the woods and past a large marshy meadow south of Dewey Lake. Anderson Lake is small, no fish, but not crowded like Dewey Lake.