Road bad, everything else perfect.
That about sums it up, but for anyone looking for a bit more...
I drive roads like this frequently, but it is still one of the worst, though I will admit the lower river section is much better after some recent work. My wife and daughter hated it, but any car can get by if you are cautious. I drive a Subaru Outback Impreza, not high clearance, and made it, and I'm not super cautious either.
The trail is up, up to the top. Not much flat ground between the parking lot and ridge. 1.8 to the top, about an hour of hiking. Once on the ridge we explored left and right along the ridge.
Clouds teased us and eventually let up enough for views of Shuksan, but Kulshan stayed hidden most of the day. The crazy thing was that on the west of the trail was a solid wall of mist and cloud while the right opened up to glorious views. Almost like the trail divided the skyline...see what I did there...
Anyway, beautiful hike, 8.5 miles, 2.5k elevation gain, fall colors starting, berries still ripe, get out there.
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