June Lake — Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021

This is a great short hike with a small lake and waterfall at June Lake, the trail is well maintained and relatively flat until June Lake.  There is a wide open area with several campsites, which would be great for people to try out backpacking or to take kids on a backpacking trip.  When you reach the clearing you can hear the waterfall and just need to take a slight right (east) to reach the lake.  We continued up a steep incline to reach the Loowit Trail (approx. 0.25 miles).  We were hoping to be able to see views of Mt. St. Helens, so we continued about 5-10 minutes in each direction on the Loowit Trail.  The weather was cloudy and foggy, so we didn't get any views but there were some clearings where I am guessing on a clear day, you could get excellent views.