16.96 miles of hiking • 4000' elevation gain •
We hiked the loop from Snowgrass TH. A lot of avalanche lilies out along the entire loop. Some pasqueflowers and pasqueflower seed heads, and a few paintbrush and lupine are out up in the flats and thereafter, but not much else yet. We missed the second PCT junction, went a while down Lilly Basin trail before realizing there was no later PCT junction, and had to double back. Walked on the PCT to see snow levels and thought about going up Old Snowy. Ran into large patches of snow starting around 6700 feet elevation. Had traction, but, decided to turn around. Goat Lake frozen and melting. A little snow on the trail in that area. Saw a good amount of people camping.
Comments
Mountainkat
June 17, 2015
Yes, the snow seems to be melting fast.
Woodswalker
June 16, 2015
I'm doing these trails in August. With what I'm hearing this year snow everywhere will be long gone.