Stayed at Rockport and then did a short day through Newhalem to Colonial Creek Campground a little east of Diablo. From there, it was nearly 30 miles to Washington Pass. No services whatsoever. The first several miles out of Colonial Creek are pretty brutal. The rest of the way is mostly uphill to one degree or another. The first year it started to rain and then snow before Rainy Pass. The precipitation continued beyond Washington Pass, but Winthrop, where I took a day off, was bone dry. Later, I got snowed on descending Sherman Pass. The second year was much nicer.