Lanham Lake — Saturday, Jul. 10, 1999

Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - East

The first half of the short trail to Lanham Lake was a walk in the park (if it's a really steep park). About halfway up the trail started to vanish beneath old snow that grew to more than two feet deep in spots. Shortly after we hit snow, we came across blow-downs so numerous that most of the time we were unsure of where the actual trail was. We did our best not to tread on new spring growth, but there was hardly 100 feet of uninterrupted trail in a row and we were forced to scramble around again and again. The lake itself is lovely and free of snow and ice, but the shore is not accessible. The water in the outlet is so high, we didn't dare try to cross to the west shore and in the opposite direction thick brush, steep terrain and tumbled logs blocked our access. It's pretty country though and in spite of all the obstacles we felt we had a great afternoon's adventure. Didn't see another soul all day.