9 miles of hiking • 1000' elevation gain •
Joined up with three others to with the intent to hike to Chinidere and Tomlike Mountains.
The trail to Tomlike Mtn past the junction of the PCT and Herman Creek Trail still had a 6"+ cover of hard packed snow. Most of our group consisted of recent transplants to the Pacific NW, and since none of us are very experienced with trail-finding in the snow, we turned back and continued to Chinidere Mountain.
The trail to Chinidere is in good condition. There are still lots of wildflowers.
The only downside was the unusual July storm that completely obscured any views. For the rest of the afternoon we hiked a loop around Wahtum Lake and followed the road up toward Scout Lake and then an old very overgrown trail to it's shore. After a bit more exploring, we decided to get out of the rain and call it a day.
