Jack Creek, Trout Lake via Jack Trout Trailhead — Thursday, Jun. 7, 2007

Central Cascades > Leavenworth Area

The entire 6.1 mile trek to Trout Lake is now snow-free. Just a 25' long patch right by beautiful Trout Creek to actually walk across. As earlier reported there aren't that many trees down along the trail and of the couple dozen only 2-3 require much thought of getting past them. Mosquitos at the lake are like a foggy cloud: all surrounding, especially by the grassy north end. Flowers in the first 1/2 mile of Jack Creek trail are great right now, as well as when passing through the mile of non-wilderness along the top of areas cut years ago. Tons of penstemon/paintbrush/lupines/big views up along there. Also saw the most Western Tanagers in one day I've ever seen--flocks of them, as well as Evening Grosbeaks and a couple of Crossbills.