Occasional potholes, rocks to dodge, and washboarding on the gravel road up to Mowich Lake, but can be navigated by any car going the right speed.
The trail itself is in good condition. There is one short (10’ long) patch of mud on the trail before you enter into Spray Park that you can walk through if you don’t mind getting your shoes a bit muddy. All snow is gone.
Wildflowers are still quite nice. All types and colors; lupine, paintbrush, heather, valerian, and lots I don’t know. Even saw quite a few avalanche lilly still in bloom. The abundant pollinating bees were happily going about doing their thing.
Bugs were a bit of an annoyance once getting into Spray Park, buzzing around and occasionally landing on me, but they didn’t seem to be on a feeding frenzy. I eventually broke down and used bug spray because I had it, which helped make the day more pleasant.
The air temperature was perfect with an occasional breeze that came through. Much better to be here on a hot day like today than the city!
There were quite a few people on the trail today. I would guess I saw about 60 others throughout the day, mostly day hikers enjoying the flowers in Spray Park.
No wildlife sighted today, but heard from another hiker that a mother bear and cubs were spotted off trail about a mile down the trail from Mowich Lake.
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