The Trail

The Thunder Creek trail in the North Cascades is a pleasant hike with the creek nearby but one does not see much of the mountains, not for the first nine or ten miles. We had chosen this trail for our first backpacking excursion with our oldest daughter because it does not have a lot of elevation gain. After hiking all day and setting up camp at Tricouni we hiked on without backpacks for several miles. The trail there gets much steeper and the views open up so that the surrounding mountains are visible. This is the trail from Tricouni to Junction.