Hiked with my 11 year old daughter.  We hiked on the East Bank Trail until Hidden Hand camp and went left to leave the East Bank Trail to an overlook of Ruby Arm which we had all to ourselves for the whole time we were there (ate lunch and explored).

Trail was in great shape, only issue was that there were a few creek crossings that didn't have bridges or rocks to easily hop over, so bring hiking boots.  My daughter was in tennis shoes, so she got a couple piggy back rides :-).

Easy hike with a great payoff at the end at the overlook, definitely would recommend to others with kids.

The trail is in excellent condition. The trail has been cleared of all deadfall between the East Bank Trailhead on SR 20 and the summit of Desolation Peak. There were a few snow patches near the top of Desolation Peak, but not many. Bugs were not bad at Lightening Creek (where I camped). I brought a bug net but didn't use it. 

Took an overnight backpack to Devil's Creek camp and then back to Hidden Hand group camp for the second night.

The trail was in great shape up to Devil's Creek, it's obvious that the trail crew had been through recently. There was just one significant blowdown halfway between Rainbow Point and Devil's Creek (very large, but had been notched out for a cumbersome but passable climb-over), and one creek crossing that required either using a narrow log to inch over or getting wet feet (we chose the former).

Past Devil's Creek camp the trail hadn't been cleared, and there were significant obstacles immediately past the camp. We didn't explore beyond that point, but if it's anything like the first hundred feet, it will be slow going and challenging until the trail crew goes through.

We had Devil's Creek camp to ourselves, but on the way out there were three groups hiking in for an overnight, so full the next night. Luck of the draw!

My family with 3 kids hiked from the East Bank Trailhead to Devil's Creek Camp and then back out. We first hiked to Hidden Hand Stock camp and had a restless night with the deer wanting to sleep next to our tent and galloping through our campsite all night. We continued to May Creek the second night and finally Devil's Creek the third night. We ran into the trail crews who were in the process of clearing the trail and all tree and debris are cleared from the trail from the trailhead to Devil's Creek. The trail was barely visible after Devil's Creek from all the down trees. We ran into a bear at the trail down to the Devil's Creek camp. There were a few tricky stream crossing, especially with the kids. The mosquitos starting getting heavier after Hidden Hand camp.

From the trailhead to Roland Creek is mostly clear.  But hundreds of downed trees of all sizes between Roland Creek and Devil's Junction made our hike into a scratchy, full-body workout. The streams on the trail we hiked can all be crossed with some difficulty, but I was happy I brought along water shoes.

I counted over 15 different species of wildflowers.