[markh752]

Since my BP trip went bust this weekend, I thought I would post a TH report. FR 21 is open all the way. I started at Walupt Lake(Hoodoo is charging) early in the am. After cresting the hill and seeing others going the opposite way, I assumed the entire road was open. FR 2150 aka Snowgrass TH: the snow start 1/2 mile before the TH, just before the junction with Chambers Lake.

1/2mile from Snowgrass Flatts TH

1/2 mile from Snowgrass Flatts TH

FR 2160 is open to Walupt Lake. (did I mention Hoodoo is charging?) The PCT is accessable from FR 5603 near Potato Hill. Although, I wonder who striped this part of pavement. All the stripes are in line with each other. But the individual stripes are crooked.

PCT sign on south side of Potato Hill

Who did this on the 5601?

Now for the north side of Mt Adams. From the north on the 2329: Muddy Meadows is accessable. The Killen Creek TH will be accessible as soon as a 500' patch of snow just past the Horseshoe Lake junction and 1 mile from the TH melts.

FR 2329 1 mile north of Killen Creek TH

Killen Creek TH parking lot

Muddy Meadows TH

From the south on the 2329: Ollalie Lake is open. Takhlakh Lake is accessable with 4 wheel drive. It's a bit hairy and high clearance is a must. There are more open sites than mid July last year. The differance is that last year a plow went through and this year you must walk in.

The 23 road has solid snow just past the Takhlakh junction,aka Babyshoe Pass. Another road of interest is the 2324, aka Sunrise Peak. There is solid snow just before the hiker/horse junction. If one was to hike the 1/4 of mile to the hikers TH, the trail is possibly snow free for most of the trail.

Sunrise Peak TH

Sunrise Peak

And for those that want to know snow conditions in the Goat Rocks, I snapped this pic(I thought it was just below Cispus Pass, but with the two peaks that showed up, I'm not certain). Anyways, solid snow below the peaks.

Cispus Pass?

[salpine]

Thanks for the update... Good to see access is improving in that area.

[treeswarper]

The Used Dog and I went up the 5508-024 (don't go there unless you have a high clearance on your car/truck) and hiked in on the seldom used Klickitat trail. We hit snow and didn't try hard to find the trail under the snow, at 4500 feet on a north facing slope. I don't think there have been many feet on the trail as The Used Dog seemed unwilling to find the trail by using his nose. He has that power. I would say the snow depth averaged 3 feet. The road has some nasty semi-washed out parts. I never tried it in my Subaru. I think it would have scraped. The Tomato Ranger crept through it all quite well. Maybe I'll do a trail report.

[wildsky]

I am bringing a group of scouts up this way next week. Does anybody have info or opinions on snow and trail/road conditions on the following route Start Pompey trailhead from road 2301 taking trail 128/7 to walupt lake continuing south on trail 7a and 115/116 to council bluff and then west on trail 1 boundry trail to elk pass. I need to know if the snow level later this week and next will proclude this trip. Thanks

[markh752]

Wildsky, first I want to give you a for taking your scouts on a nearly 100 mile trip. I know that I couldn't do a trip like that. Unfortunately, what I observed is no longer valid due to the recent and continuing warm temps. If no one else chimes in, the best thing to do is go look for yourself. You can also call the Ranger Station in Randle or check the GPNF recreation conditions report. http://www.fs.usda.gov/recmain/giffordpinchot/recreation#cond Last year(maybe the year before) I saw a posting for the 116 at Chain of Lakes stating that a bridge was out over Adams Creek. I'm not sure if that ever got replaced. A call to the Ranger Station in Randle should answer this.

[treeswarper]