North Fork Sauk River — Friday, Jul. 3, 2020

North fork Sauk trail to the PCT is doable without traction gear. Some of the snow bridges on the PCT are melting out and might be more difficult to cross in the next few weeks. White pass camping area is about 90% snow covered, hard packed and easy to walk on. I spotted about 8 cleared spots to pitch tents. People are still skiing on White mountain so the good spots fill up fast. If you're spending the night there refill your water from one of the falls on the PCT. I don't know where the white pass camp water point is, but due to the snow I assume it's not worth the effort. From the parking lot to the white pass camping area is just under 10 miles one way with 4500 ft of gain. I would advise taking a lunch break at the lower camp or the log bridge before tackling the switch backs.