Squire Creek — Saturday, Apr. 17, 1999

North Cascades > Mountain Loop Highway

We drove as far up Squire Creek road as we could. The snow stopped us at about 1500'. It was approximately two miles of soft snow to the trailhead. Snowshoes would have helped. The old road turned trail stays open for another half mile before the trees close in and limit the amount of snow on the ground. The travelling got much easier. We stopped and dried off at the very wet dry wash. From here the trail switchbacks one and a half miles up to the boulder field. (Avalanche field this time of year.) Due to time constraints we turned around. My best guess is another three or four weeks until you can actually drive to the trailhead. 7 miles, 4 hours roundtrip. I can't believe my truck was parked right next to Pilar's ride. Maybe we'll meet next time.