Independence and North Lakes — Saturday, Nov. 4, 2000

North Cascades > Mountain Loop Highway

Today we hiked to the Lake, about 3 inches of snow on the ground. The trail was slippery but still alot of fun. It does take a 4-wheel vehicle to get to the trailhead. The lake was about 1/3 covered with snow & ice it was beautiful and very quiet. Also, there were an incredible amount of fresh mushrooms out - even in the snow!