Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) Section K - Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass, Pilot Ridge & North Fork Sauk River — Friday, Jul. 30, 2010

Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - East

Absolutly Jaw Dropping Scenery along the whole hike!!!! On day one i made the treck to Blue Lake. 20\20 Hind sight says i should have packed more water. Pilot Ridge is dry already. There are few options for gathereing water. There are a dirty snow patches just before reaching Johnson Mtn that could be melted and filtered. I elected to just head for Blue lake for more water...This was a mistake as i arived at Blue Lake heat stressed and dehydarated. Camped overnight at Blue Lake...and headed out the Blue Lake High route...which i consider a glorified mountain goat path. It may make some people feel exposed. Still some patches of snow making this route difficult. Once on along the PCT water is still plentiful for filtering. I planned on making this a three day back pack trip. But bulding a bulding thunder storm in the east, propted me to fast track this hike out..This meant a 21 mile plus day out of Blue lake. This loop would best be done in 3 to 4 days not two. I have seen multiple mileage figures for the complete loop. My GPS track listed as 31.717 miles. Yes i did this in just two days. Bugs were minimal. There simply is not enough space for photos on this site to do this trip justice..click this link for more photos. http://www.nwhikers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7985257 Theres lots of photos.