Barclay Lake — Friday, Apr. 3, 1998

Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - West

Road to trailhead is in good condition and completely snow-free. Trail is mostly snow-free. From reading earlier reports, I'd expected the trail to be much muddier than it was; there were a few muddy spots, but nothing out of the ordinary. Barclay Lake is still about 50% ice covered, mainly near the outlet. Just about all of the campsites were snow-free. I lost count of the many tiny avalanches off Baring Mt. With binoculars I was able to spot several chunks of ice bouncing down the mountain into the trees half a mile below. By the way, there's an unmarked pit toilet at the trailhead; look behind the big rock a few steps up the abandoned logging road to the right of the trail.