A quick report, crossed referenced with Hummocks, since there hasn't been one for while. I didn't do the loop, nor go far on Boundary. The road is clear, Castle Lake viewpoint and Coldwater Lake are open, Elk Rock is not (though I met a snow plow in Kid Valley on my way home, and it was 60 degrees). Snow gone from the roadside after Castle Lake VP.
There was patchy snow on the trail in the alder copse on Boundary West. Not a problem. My turnaround point was just beyond the alders. A hiker reported a "large, deep" snowfield just before the trail starts up. He turned back. It was his first time on the trail. I met a group of women headed to JRO who were unconcerned by his report. :-)
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