We finished the PCT in WA last weekend with the most remote portion of this stretch from White Pass to Buck Creek Pass. The trail up North Fork Sauk River to the PCT has recently been maintained and is in great shape (although dusty and hot, especially in the afternoon... I recommend saving the switchbacks for a morning excursion). The blueberries are ripe going up the switchbacks so take advantage of grazing time (aka resting time) as you enjoy them. They are also ripe at the intersection with the PCT. Enjoy!
Heading north, the trail is in good shape until just before the White Chuck River bridge, where you will cross the first of many, many, many downed trees. From this point until Buck Creek Pass (and likely well beyond), where we turned around, you will be crossing downed trees consistently. In most cases, the trees are easy to navigate, but there are several that are very, very difficult to cross (I have short legs and wouldn't have made it around some without help from my husband) and several that make finding the trail on the other side a bit challenging (there is at least one log where hikers have headed in the wrong direction often enough that it actually looks like the trail goes that way but it doesn't).
In addition, in many places, the trail is barely there, especially in the switchbacks leading up from Milk Creek (going north) to the point where I see a future where parts of this section will no longer be navigable if not maintained in the near future. Further, there are many places where the trail is overgrown and brushy (especially in the switchbacks leading down from Mica Lake to Milk Creek and up the other side, which makes the fact that the trail is sliding down the hill even more challenging). It's clear that this section has not been maintained in some time.
We saw a number of hikers think that they could get water from Milk Creek, but this would be incredibly difficult given the slope down to the fast-paced stream. Get water before you get there (there are a number of options between Mica and Milk Creek), or you may be out of luck for 7+ miles up an extremely steep climb.
The bridge over Kennedy Creek is gone. Plan accordingly. On the way out, we didn't really think about this and crossed around 4pm, which is not a great time to cross a glacier fed stream. We forded it, but it was scary and nerve wracking. I recommend crossing in the morning (which we did on the way back... much more manageable and possible via an albeit sketchy log).
This section does have some amazing views (Fire Creek Pass, Panorama Point, Glacier Meadows, the old growth near Suiattle River Trail), but it is a chore to hike. It's mentally and emotionally exhausting to cross that many trees, deal with the brushy overgrown areas, and try to find the right places to step to stay on the nearly gone trail. It wasn't quite so bad coming back because we knew what to expect. I'm hoping this trip report prepares you so it's not quite so bad (but it will be bad).
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