Just want to encourage folks to get out now to enjoy the fall color. While Sauk is known for its wildflowers, it puts on a pretty nice show in the fall. We arrived at the trailhead around 9am. Lots of empty spaces. Passed two groups coming down as we were on the way up, who had spent the night on Sauk. Otherwise it was peaceful and quiet, with low clouds and fog in the early part, which gave way by the time we got to the top and the mountains were out: Glacier, Baker and Rainier. There had been a dusting of snow earlier in the week and it was still around a bit off to the side of the trail. Enough snow to make a little snowball for our dog to play catch with. Also frost and a little ice in spots so also be prepared and careful if hiking early in the day before the temps warm up to melt any ice/frost.
As a previous poster commented, the pit toilet isn't maintained by rangers, so please don't leave your garbage in the outhouse. It was pretty clean toilet wise, but there was some trash on the floor. If you carried your zip lock bag in with something in it, you can certainly carry it out when it's empty. No toilet paper in the outhouse, so plan accordingly. ;)
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