First off for those who were worried that boulder lake would become a lost and forgotten trail no need to worry, the DNR has begun to reclaim this trail recently removing the old bridge and having begun what looks like prepping for a new bridge. They have also begun brushing large swaths of the original trail mostly on the avalanche slope and on the road approach, removal of almost all the fallen trees along trail, and cutting of standing trees in areas of bridge site and old parking lot.
But the trail is still quite difficult to navigate there is still a good part of the trail that still needs brushing and this area is difficult to navigate, the brush is over 5 ft high and thick along the original trail route and at times the trail disappears completely. Even though they brushed out the part of the trail in the avalanche prone slope area this can still be difficult and dangerous to traverse, the original trail bed in this part no longer exists and and has quite a bit of moss covered holes that one can step into and break an ankle, there are also lots of 2-4 inch stubs sticking out along the brushed out spots from the trees and brush that were removed that make walking difficult. the lake it self is quite buggy, the mosquitos and gnats haven't had anything to feast on in quite a while.
So even with all the difficulties experienced hiking up to the lake that doesn't take away from the grandeur, enjoyment and solitude that one can experience at the lake.( its also probably best not to go to the lake during the weekdays as not to interfere with the ongoing work up there.)
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