Skookum Flats — Saturday, Apr. 24, 1999

Mount Rainier Area > Chinook Pass - Hwy 410

I participated in the WTA work party on this day. We covered or visited the 2-mile section of trail between Skookum Falls and the suspension bridge across the White River. Most of the trail in this section was in good shape with only occasional mud. Perhaps 3/4 of a mile from the falls, however, two large trees have blown down on the trail. Our party cut steps over these logs, but in my opinion it is probably safer to crawl underneath instead. Getting a bicycle around this obstacle would figure to be a formidable challenge indeed. This section of the trail was snowfree. At the initial meeting point (Buck Camp junction) the trail was partially bordered by snow suggesting it might be snow-covered further upstream, although I did not attempt to verify this.