Type of Hike
OvernightTrail Conditions
Obstacles on trail:Mud/Rock slide or washout.
Road
Road rough but passableBugs
No bugsSnow
Snow free
Reached the trailhead around noon. FR-48 was dusty, but in good condition. Looked like there would be active logging during the week. The hiker trailhead had a proper sign with a trail register etc, but would have been easy to miss if we hadn't know the exact location, and seen a couple of cars parked along the road.
The trail was in good condition with no obstacles (other than a few slightly brushy section) until reaching a washout a bit less than a mile from the junction with the Angry Mountain trail, just past a campsite and the first running water we saw on the trail. Everyone was able to cross with care (and some hand-holding). Set up camp at a nice spot with great views just short of the junction.
Did a quick trip down to Heart Lake. Saw two parties camped there, including one that had set up their tents and had a fire going right on the lake shore... Had a brief "chat" with that group, and headed back up. Got water from a small stream just below the Angry Mountain trail junction, seemed more appealing than the water from the boggy marsh around the lake.
Headed back out the way we came the next morning.
Wildlife: Marmots, pikas, grouse, mountain goats, chipmunks.
Wildflowers were mostly gone. Ripe blueberries in the north-facing meadows along the ridge.
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