Wonderful hike for two oldsters (early to mid-70s) in pretty darn good shape, one of whom has been hiking Washington for 70 years and was thrilled to be on this new trail. Clear day, not crowded, practically 360 views from the top. Trail bed good, with a few patches of rockiness. Non-stinky, open-air toilet about 100 feet up the trail, as described by WTA. Let's hope the trail remains relatively undiscovered so as to preserve its quality.

First time to Frog Mountain, trail is close to Index. Arrived around 9 am to only 3 or 4 other cars in lot. As mentioned in previous reports, when you get to the 5 way intersection take the first road on the left. There is a small sign posted to Frog Mountain. 
Open air toilet available just up the trail to the left. Wildflowers and ferns lined the path. We saw bunches of bunchberry flowers, queen’s cup, tiger lilies, spirea, arnica and more. Looks like there will be some tasty huckleberries later this summer. We heard grouse and saw a hawk. Bugs (small mosquitoes) were a bit of an annoyance but not too bad. To balance out the bug equation, many beautiful butterflies at the top. The mountains were out, including Mount Index, Glacier Peak, Rainier and the Stuart Range (I think). 
It was warm and dusty today. 
Fun hike!

We stayed at Troublesome Creek campground Sunday night after hiking Blanca Lake and got a bit of a late start for this hike on Monday after closing up camp. The road is in fine shape and there was a ton of space in the parking lot on a Monday, although we clearly weren't the only ones to extend the holiday weekend. We started around 10:30 am on the trail on a brilliant sunny day. Lots of shade and dappled sunshine for the first few miles before the trail is more exposed. Before we reached the top, it was clear that the very fine soil of the trail was too hot for the pup's paws, so we turned back to prioritize her comfort and safety. We got good views of the ridge across the valley and lots of wildflowers nonetheless. If hiking with a canine companion wait for cooler weather, or get an earlier start than we did!

Mosquitos at the end of the hike were bad only at the very top. The road is in good condition and so is the trail. There were occasional holes on the trail but the surface of the trail overall has very few rocks and is otherwise in great condition.

We arrived at the trailhead at around 10am and there were about 10-15 cars in the lot. Great hike, not too hard.  The first 2 miles were shaded around 10am but more sunny around 1pm.  Bugs were very annoying at the top but no where else.....That would explain why no one lingered up there.  The last 2 miles up the trail was really dusty, bring your dirty girls!  Lots of wild flowers and amazing views!