Ladder Creek Falls, Trail of the Cedars, Linking Trail & Skagit River Loop Trail — Thursday, Jun. 20, 2024

What a beautiful day at North Cascades National Park. We started on the River Loop Trail from the visitors center. We saw tiger lilies in this area and a few other little ground flowers. Huckleberries ripe all over. Then we headed toward Newhalem taking the Linking Trail to Trail of the Cedars. So many cool bridges! Once in Newhalem we stopped to use the bathroom and then went to Ladder Creek Falls where there are lots of flowers in bloom. That area is worth it to stop and see. Lots of stairs and uphill at Ladder Creek Falls. Overall we did 5.5 miles and that includes walking around Newhalem. Highly recommend linking them all together to make it a longer hike and worthwhile to see all the fun bridges.