"Road 68 is in decent shape besides about 2 dozen gnarly potholes along the way. Road 6830 had even fewer potholes and just a few sections of wash boarded road. The lower slopes of Sobieski Mountain were visible across the Foss Creek valley on the drive up until I entered a thick fog around 3000 feet. Light snow began to fall before Road 310, and was a thin layer was already sticking in a few places. Trail 1058 was well kept to the Fisher Lake/Deception Creek Junction. I encountered several patches of firm snow above 5000 feet, mostly on the North side of Tonga Ridge. Mount Sawyer has a nice trail leading to the summit, but I found only game trails between lots of bushwhacking to the peaks to the West and East. http://www.jebsjourneys.com/2013/04/2013-4-13-mount-sawyer-attempt.html The first time I attempted to reach these summits there was a large blowdown blocking Road 68 less than a mile up. We turned back about 4.5 miles up the snow-covered road when my partners waterproof boots failed him. This trip was also a backup plan, as I had intended to hit Mastiff Mountain and Mount Howard until I read about 20-30 mph winds in the NOAA forecast for the Lake Wenatchee area. I lef..." — Jeb • Oct 27, 2013

"Did a morning trip to Mt. Sawyer and Tonga Ridge East. I followed the Tonga Ridge Trail looking for a side trail to Tonga Ridge East. No luck though. When it was obvious that I wouldn't find any trail, I just turned straight up hill. Once on the ridge, I just followed the ridge to the East until I hit the top. A better approach would be to leave the Tonga Ridge Trail earlier and head for the gap between Mt. Sawyer and Tonga Ridge East, then just follow the ridge. This is more direct and not as steep as the way I went. The fall colors are starting. They will be better the next few weekends. The air was very hazy so the views of surrounding mountains were not that great." — MangyMarmot • Sep 23, 2012