Baker River — Saturday, Mar. 17, 2007

North Cascades > Mount Baker Area

Beautiful as ever, but be aware that the road is washed out about 3 miles from the trailhead, adding mileage to the hike. The stream which washed out the road was passable on the day we were out, but later in the spring might prove difficult. Lots of passable blow down on the road and trail. About 2 miles in on the trail, the trail is significantly washed out, with a couple of streams finding new courses and covering a fairly large area with gravel/sediment (at least one bridge out). The trail where it runs right on the river bank has also been washed out in a couple of places. We were able to pass through these areas w/o problems but again later in spring this could require fording. We made it to the point where the trail heads west of the wetland, close to Sulphide Camp, so did not make it to the Camp.