Road to trail rough but totally doable. I even saw a two wheel drive up there.
Saw no one on the trail today except a WTA work party. Go Matt! A few big blow downs may require some bushwacking to get around. Makes for a bit of slow going. Snow about last mile, make sure you have a map and listen for water underneath the snow. Large holes are forming and snow is getting weaker. We had no trouble going around these areas.
Brought spikes and axes but didn't use. Boots and poles did the trick.
Views were well worth the effort.
Trip Report
Squire Creek Pass via Eight-mile Trail — Friday, May. 26, 2023
North Cascades > Mountain Loop Highway
Comments
RidgeTopBliss on Squire Creek Pass via Eight-mile Trail
Kudos for your report nichelle.nectarine. I have had Squire Creek Pass on my To Do list for much of my 48 years of Cascade/Sierra adventuring and did it Thursday. Largely thanks to you! The time seemed right. Very physical and good for me, but the clouds didnt lift, for another 3 or 4 hours. And I missed the view that I coveted. I summitted Whitehorse in 1974 and Three Fingers several times,and was drawn to see that view. Your pics show me what I would have seen from nearly same place above the actual pass.
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RidgeTopBliss on May 31, 2023 09:19 PM