Was out on the Beaver Lake trail to use it to access the Sauk River for knotweed surveying, but considering we hiked the full trail, I thought I’d throw a little trip report up!
Beaver Lake is a great trail and mostly in great shape! The first section of trail is wide and flat and well brushed, but as you get further down the tread starts to narrow and it gets really brushy with lots of STINGING NETTLE, dock, salmonberry, and various grasses. It’s not anything awful, but mind the nettle … it’ll get ya through your thin clothes and it’s extra sting-y this time of year.
Great views of Sloan Peak, White Chuck, and the Sauk River along the trail and several easy access points to the river itself and made for a great day of hunting for knotweed! Even saw some big kitty tracks :)
It would also feel silly of me to not throw in a little link to my Hike-A-Thon page here if you’re feeling extra generous and wanna help kick off my fundraising month! Stay tuned for more photos, reports, and stories from my month of surveying and hiking :) https://give.wta.org/fundraiser/4831195
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