Windy Peak — Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009

North Cascades > Pasayten

I hiked the Windy Peak Trail from Sunny Pass to Basin Creek Trail junction as a part of a 7 might Pasayten backpack trip. This trail serves as a useful link for many loop hikes through the Pasayten. The trail is lightly used and can be hard to follow in spots. Steep and eroded in places. It has been cleared of fallen logs and is not difficult to hike, other than the problems noted above. The Tripod Fire burned much of the forest along the trail, and it is only starting to recover. Windy Lake was not burned, and may provide a good camping spot (but beware of mosquitoes). Be sure to make the one mile side trip to Windy Peak...the spectacular view from the summit is worth effort!