Baker River, East Bank Baker Lake — Saturday, May. 10, 2003

North Cascades > Mount Baker Area

May 10-11, 2003 The East Bank Baker Lake trail is in good condition, with only several muddy places. A trail crew was doing some work just south of the Baker River trail junction. For anyone who has not been here, the forest is amazing. Highly recommended old growth cedars and some nice douglas firs. There's a short spur trail uphill at the Noisy Creek campground that leads to a giant douglas fir in about 1/4 mile. Check it out! Good views of Baker, Blum and part of Shuksan from the Noisy Creek area. Baker Lake is pretty low, which exposes the stump field, but makes for good beach lounging. We even jumped in for a quick swim since the sun was so warm. Eagles and hawks were feeding in the area.