PCT Day 106

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PCT Day 106, 26 August 2022 (Friday)

"Turning Trail"

Start Location:	Six Mile Campsite	Destination:	Methow River
PCT Miles Day 106:	23.5	Cum PCT Miles:	1,961.4
Non-PCT Miles Day 106:	1.3	Cum All Miles:	2074.8
PCT Miles Remaining:	691.4
Elevation Gain Day 106:	4,755	Cum Elevation Gain:	345,577

 

Today was the first day in Washington where the trail was pretty good all day long.  The first few miles were still in the national park, so I expected that part of the trail to be good.  That trail also had signs of recent maintenance, something you don’t see on the national forest trail.

I was worried after leaving the national park and reentering the national forest that things would quickly go bad.  However, while there were a few areas needing some work, overall the trail was really pretty good all day.  If all of Washington was like today, I would be a very happy hiker.  The trails in this area are very popular with the locals, so I’m sure that has something to do with the good condition of the trail in this area.

Even with the good trail, the hiking today was hard as usual in Washington.  However, there were a lot of good views of the north cascades, so this is the kind of hard hiking that is worthwhile.  I am now only 46 miles from Canada, and will hopefully be there on Sunday.

What it looks like when an actual effort is made to maintain the trail and beat back the bushes. Of course, this is in the national park, not the national forest.



Yep, this is National Forest Service trail, that didn't take long after leaving the national park.



Log bridge over Rainy Lake outlet



North Cascades while approaching Cutthroat Pass



More North Cascades from Cutthroat Pass



More North Cascades

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