Nosh Nosh Wahtum, Cathedral Rock — Wednesday, Jul. 5, 2023

Spent two nights at Nosh Nosh Wahtum plus a day hike further up to Cathedral Rock. My two sons and I had the lake all to ourselves for the two nights, perhaps because of mosquitoes bad enough that we had to wear netting most times out of our tent, even during the day.  Note the mosquitoes were far worse up the trail at the junction with the PCT.  We saw six other groups of backpackers (13 total) and 2 day hikers during our trip, all headed to further flung destinations. The lake water was surprisingly warm for an alpine lake and we spent a lot of time swimming. This lake has a back country toilet which was clean and appeared to be recently serviced.

Road: Is in very good condition for a gravel road.  Well graded, no potholes, barely any rutting.  I drove an Outback, but would happily drive a 2 wheel drive sedan along this. The ford was running about 8 inches deep at most, note that the left-hand side of the ford (driving in) is shallower than the right.

Trailhead: 8 cars total parked on a Wednesday afternoon (July 5th), toilet was clean but had no toilet paper (only gets serviced weekly).

Trail: had been brushed, but had several blowdowns as others have described.  The first at 0.3 miles appears to have been recently removed.  The biggest ones are at 0.5 and 0.6 miles in and require a minor detour and some clambering to pass.  Lots of loose rocks up to Nosh Nosh Wahtum, the trail was clearer and easier from there to Cathedral Rock.

No cameras or phones found per previous reports!