Mowich Lake Snowshoe, Paul Peak — Friday, Apr. 28, 2023

I Decided to try to get to the gate for Mowich Lake today. I made it but had to hike the last 1/8 mile. The road is pretty rough right now. Lots of potholes. The first half is the worst. Any vehicle can make it to about 1/8 mile before the Park Boundary if you take it slow. 1/8 mile before the Park Boundary you hit your first snow. Tire tracks are down to the gravel but you'll need about 5 inches of clearance to clear the center snow. The snow is intermittent until a little past the Park Boundary when it gets too deep to continue. There is good parking at the big turnout before the Park Boundary. 

I was hoping to take the Paul Peak Trail down to the Mowich River. There is snow on the trail most of the way to Meadow Creek. When I got to the Meadow Creek log bridge, I found that the bridge is gone. Just down stream from where the bridge used to be there is a large log jam under 5 feet of snow with the creek running freely on the other side. Too dangerous to cross. Hopefully the Park service can drag the old log back into place after the snow melts.