The last few miles of road to the trailhead were badly potholed, and the potholes were filled with water. I wouldn't recommend trying it in a low-clearance vehicle.
We were the first car at the trailhead at 8:45 on a Thursday. We saw only 2 other hikers all day. The trail was in good shape. We encountered one log, which we cleared. We hiked in about 3.5 miles, to the 4900-ft level, which was about a mile past the benches. At that point, the clouds closed in and there seemed little prospect of good views at Deer Park, so we turned around.
But there were plenty of flowers in bloom: trillium, glacier lilies, chocolate lily, Saskatoon, fairy slippers, chickweed, and honeysuckle. In all, it was a good day on the trail.
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