The Middle Fork Snoqualmie road is snow free to the end so I expected the same from the Taylor River road/trail, but I was wrong. Patches of snow started right across the bridge and got deeper mile by mile and after 2 miles the blow down became frequent enough to be annoying. A lot of people have been on this trail so the trench is hard enough for boots, but gets soft in the afternoon and most turn around at Martin Creek judging by the boot tracks.
I had never been to Lipsy Lake and was hoping for tracks or flagging to indicate where to leave the trail. I didn't see any and we kept following tracks well past the creek that drains the lake. Soon enough it was obvious we were too far so we came back and found the lake and falls after a little exploring in the woods. It's the second significant drainage past the Martin Creek bridge, and the terrain flattens out significantly there. The guide book says there's a small sign, but that's either gone or still buried in snow.
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