East Bank Baker Lake — Monday, Aug. 7, 2023

Hike Rating: 6.  Beautiful hike through beautiful forrest.  We hiked the trail as described, and the distance and elevation gain were longer than expected (10+ miles; 1,000+ ft elevation).  When we got to the turn-around campground, the clouds obscured our view of Mount Baker. The funniest part of the day was the pit toilet at the campground.  There was no building!  Just a white porcelain toilet sitting out amongst the trees.  (See photo.) I used it and was a bit self conscious, but no one was around.  I was glad to have it available.  The bugs were a bit annoying. My bad-should have carried bug spray.  Bottom-line- it was a long drive to the trailhead and a bit disappointing.