[Fandabidozi]

I was thinking of hiking the chelan lakeshore trail and then doing a bit of hiking around Stehekin but I realized you can hike through to the cascade pass. In this case I just wanted to post something to see if anyone would be interested in doing a key swap halfway down the trail. I was planning to start on the morning of the 17th may and finish on the evening of the 21st may. Not sure how much snow will still be around but I can't think of any other early Season backpacking trips to get under my belt before I start the more serious hikes. Az...

[seawallrunner]

In May you are looking at meters and meters of snow at the pass. And the road to the pass might not even be open at that time either. I was thinking of doing same, but once all the snow melts out - say August long weekend or in September (before the new snows come).

[BigBear]

There will be a LOT of snow towards cascade pass. We did the lakeshore trail last year at about the same time you want to go. It was very nice, almost too warm and lots of snakes. You could keep yourself busy hiking the trails out of Stehekin for a couple days once you get there. My favorite hike was to the bakery

[grannyhiker]

[hikerdan3369]

I've heard the washout at Meadow Creek might be currently impassable. You might want to check with the rangers if you're thinking about the Lakeshore trail. Edit: I also heard the bakery won't open until June??? Both of these buzzkill items are what I've heard from other posts on various threads here since I am/was planning a May 21, 22, 23 Lakeshore Trail gear shakedown hike.