Lake Dorothy - Lake Bear - Lake Deer, Snoqualmie Lake & Taylor River - Otter Falls — Monday, Aug. 9, 1999

Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - West

No snow was encountered along the entire route. Dorothy, Bear, Deer and Snoqualmie Lakes were all snow free. There is a temporary trailhead 2.5 miles back of the actual trailhead (has the actual trailhead ever been open') and the road is scheduled to open (you guessed it) next week. The Lake Dorothy Trail has been cleared to the southwest end of the lake. There are three windfalls on the switchbacks above Dorothy and about forty on the other side heading down past Bear, Deer and Snoqualmie Lakes to the old trailhead on the once Taylor River Road. The trail is brushy on the switchbacks above Snoqualmie Lake and incredibly brushy alongside Snoqualmie Lake and for about 25% of the trail length to the old trailhead. All the windfalls have been catalogued for a contractor who will be cutting out these nuisances. Some of the windfalls have been in place for so long that the detour is now an established trail and the original tread is no longer discernable - these windfalls were omitted from the catalog. There are some areas of heavy brush and there are three windfalls along the old Taylor River Road. Weather was overcast (very Saturday-like) with thunderstorms starting at 3 pm and lasting until 5:30. Constant rain starting before 7 pm and tapering off sometime overnight. Sunday was overcast with clearing just as we head into the work week (the gods are cruel indeed). Puncheon, rocks and other assorted nuisances are very slippery. Canadian dogwood, tiger lily, columbine, coral root, dewberry, and foxglove were noted.