I made it out to the trailhead late, not arriving until 10:30am, but was the only car there. The trail was clear and easy to follow, It was overcast, drizzly, and grey - which is gorgeous in the area. The trail was less muddy than expected for the weather, but still muddy.
There are blowdowns starting at about 2.5miles in, some large and requiring a little work to get over (or under) and some trivial. The bridges are slippery, and I fell in at one point, so take care. There is snow on the trail starting around 3.5miles in, and it gets deep fast. I sunk in to the knees for a while, then eventually up the whole leg on a few steps here and there.
Between the snow getting under my gaitors and into my shoes and the trail being obscured by both snow and vine maple folded over into the snow, I had to turn around 4miles in. Due to the vine maple, even snow shoes probably wouldn’t have helped.
Despite that, it’s still a gorgeous hike and I hope to come back soon as it melts out a bit more.
Trip Report
East Fork Foss - Necklace Valley — Friday, Apr. 5, 2024
Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - West
Comments
onewhohikes on East Fork Foss - Necklace Valley
Is there a chance a person could cut some of the brush back with pruners?
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onewhohikes on Apr 08, 2024 05:05 AM
TiffanyBerry on East Fork Foss - Necklace Valley
It's not brush growing through the snow. It's vine maple (well taller than I am) that's been weighed down by snow. You can pull some of it out from the snow, but not all of it, and cutting it would decimate the trees. It'll all pop back up once the snow melts out.
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TiffanyBerry on Apr 08, 2024 06:30 PM
Traillesstraveled on East Fork Foss - Necklace Valley
Now is the perfect time to cut them while they are pulled down and easier to reach
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Traillesstraveled on Apr 09, 2024 12:08 PM