North Fork Sauk River — Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013

North Cascades > Mountain Loop Highway

There is more fun to be had on this hike when it's done in the rain! Stomp thru the mud, then splash thru the puddles, try and splash your hiking partner (wait, maybe not, if they have the car keys). Then shuffle thru the big maple leaves and hug the big old growth trees. The trail is in great shape wide and well built, but this IS the Cascades, expect water, lots of water on the trail. We hiked about 4 miles in, to a nice sturdy bridge, but I don't think it is the one over Red Creek,as the creek was pretty puny. There were no real issues at all. The road going in is good, although there is a stream crossing the trail about a quarter of a mile away from the TH, so if it is too deep for you to safely drive over it with your car, just park and walk the rest of the way. We found the loo unlocked, with plenty of TP. Although we hiked in steady rain, the windstorm had not hit (yet). Of course, we saw no one until we passed 3 trucks going in as we were driving out. We got an early start and were back home in Everett by 4.