TEN out of 10, would totally do it again. Great mix of beautiful, easy, and challenging. Works best if you're not afraid to get dirty, muddy or wet and are comfortable using janky ropes and ladders in precarious situations. So glad I brought my trekking poles and they were easy to collapse/store for rope use. Kept my cheap garden gloves in an easy to reach pocket to save my hands from the ropes.
Spent 4 days soaking up this trail, with one all day rain storm while we hung at Strawberry Point getting blasted by the wind. Not a single person walking by had marshmallows to decorate our fire.
Fun to note, regarding Mosquito Creek crossing: some engineers decided to build a bridge out of drift wood. See pic. When they built it, the supports at the ends were well on the banks. When we got there, one had to jump to get to the supports that were now well in the water. Also you had to time the waves in order to not be skedaddaling on a precarious water covered bridge. It was handy and fun. Thanks builders! Not too long after we crossed, I watched the bridge get blasted apart by a big wave, while I sat on the edge of the creek's collapsing banks. I think it was near the 7' tide. Definitely target the mid to lower tide.
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