Jack Creek, French Creek, Klonaqua Lakes, Index Creek, Meadow Creek — Jul. 5, 2001

Central Cascades > Leavenworth Area

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We had pretty nice five day loop starting at Black Pine trailhead. We went to Icicle Creek then French Creek trails and did a day hike to beautiful Klonaqua Lakes. The water level in lower lake is 5 feet lower than usual as it was drained for irrigation. There are several camping sites at each lake. We continued by Meadow Creek #1559 and Jack Creek #1558 trails. Generally the trails are in good condition, though overgrown in some places. Trail disappears for half a mile at the Meadow Creek pass, so rout finding skills are essential. Even though the water level is low for the season, we had to ford couple creeks. For the whole trip we saw only two guys camping at lower Klonaqua Lake. There were some bugs, but not bad.

Jack Creek #1558 — Jul. 12, 1999

Central Cascades > Leavenworth Area

bforrester84

Went in on 7/9/99 out on 7/11/99 the trail is freshly cleared of logs almost to stuart pass. It looks like new log bridges have been installed--thank-you. Snow is melting very fast and is in patches up to a 1/4 mile long until the final 600' assent to the pass. One note a large black bear 600 lbs approached to within 5 feet of me at a fast trot when he saw me. This was about 30 minutes from the trail head near dark, but when I shined my flashlight into his eyes he ran, and of course this delighted and relieved me (not quite into my shorts) greatly.