Heather Lake in the Mt Baker Snoqualmie National Forest

Went for a short hike and a fishing trip up to Heather Lake off of the Mt. Loop Highway on the Mt. Pilchuck road today. Round trip was a measly 4.5 miles, but the first 1.5 miles was an elevation gain of 1200 feet. The fishing portion of the trip was more of a Salmon Berry snagging and a wind fighting expedition... The real nice rock and nice area to fish from was already taken, and after loosing 3 more flies from the spot I was fishing from I headed for the trailhead. It took 57 minutes to reach the lake and about 40 minutes to reach the car. The trail is through the forest the whole way with very few views out and about. The top section of the trail is extremely muddy and there was a lot of high steps to get on top of rocks and roots. Here's a couple pictures.