The parking lot was very full, get there early and you'll be fine.
Thanks to the USFS trail crew the trail has been brushed and looks great! I noticed a huge difference from going in to heading out.
Spent the first night at Mackinaw, only party there. Bugs responded well to bug spray and mosquito coils. I recommend stocking up on water here because there's little on the way up. Got on trail the next morning in time to avoid most of the sun on the switch backs.
White Pass had some snow, and so should have water for the next couple of weeks. Had lots of fun sitting in the tent (avoiding bugs) and watching marmots. Biting flies and mosquitos were agressive.
Wild flowers in the meadows are gorgeous right now, and berries should be ripe soon!
Comments
Thanks for your trip report! Did you have to ford the North Fork Sauk River? Was that easy enough to manage?
Posted by:
Thom Strub on Jul 22, 2018 09:15 PM
My trip didn't take me across the North Fork Sauk (hard to indicate going to White Pass without completing the loop when selecting the "trail location"). However the registry box indicates that lots of people did the loop, and the river at the Pilot Ridge Trail turn-off looked manageable to me!
Posted by:
GlacierPeakGirl on Jul 23, 2018 04:25 PM