White Pass - Pilot Ridge Loop, North Fork Sauk River, Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) Section K - Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass, Blue Lake High & Pilot Ridge — Monday, Sep. 4, 2023

Well it happened.  Airplane Fire has closed this chunk of the PCT. 

I managed to time it perfectly, researching my run Sunday morning, only to reach the junction of North Fork Sauk River Trail & PCT early Monday morning to find a closure notice.  Not the end of the world as the trail is still beautiful and I simply turned north for a few miles on the PCT before returning back the way I came.  But loops are better! Definitely a bummer for PCT thru-hikers though as the 15 mile detour has some pretty hefty elevation.

Trails are in good shape (fire aside) and there's always next year.