Desolation Peak — Thursday, Jul. 1, 2004

North Cascades > North Cascades Highway - Hwy 20

three day canoe/kayak and hiking trip. What a great place!! Desolation Peak trail was in awesome shape. It was dry and all the flowers were in full bloom - a lot of tiger lilies, variety of asters, penstemon, and paintbrushes. The views of Jack Mountain, the Picket Range and Skagit Peak were awesome. the skies were so blue with fluffy clouds moving in and out. The water was a little choppy but on the day out it was smooth as glass and made for easy going in the canoes. Ran into two other guys headed up when we were coming down. No snow on the trail and only one very small drainage area still running with water but I doubt that will last long. Great trip and well worth the time to get there - wish I could have stayed longer.