August 29, 2011
as seen by Jim Thrash
First view of Silver Lake and pass later climbed by hardy Goats
15 Goats assembled at the trail head, which is about 1 mile up the road from our usual parking area for Tubal Cain and Dirty Face Ridge trails. It is marked as trail 300, and even has a bulletin board, but no sign in. The trail follows a long abandoned logging road for about ¼ mile before dropping to the stream and beginning the climb. The trail is a true way trail with little if any improvement, but is still very passable and has level spots between climbs. It joins the trail down from the Mt. Townsend/Camp Windy trail after about 2 miles.
According to John’s GPS the hike was about 7.5 miles with about 3500 feet of elevation gain and loss. The top of the peak above the lake is at 6,000 feet. Weather was perfect and clear.
Picture credits – John, Steve, Neil, Jack, Ed
Keep on hiking,
Jim
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- Trail Notice
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- Barbara and Faith starting up the trail
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- Thistle
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- Trail followed the stream
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- A good day for flowers – Columbine
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- A good day for flowers – Columbine
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- First view of Silver Lake and pass later climbed by hardy Goats
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- Arrivals at the lake
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- Nancy and Dick met us after coming in from Mt. Townsend
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- Trail up from Silver Lake toward pass
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- Goats watching ascending hardy Goats
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- Snow lady (Gunda)
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- Snow and Flowers
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- The hardiest Goats on the pass above the lake
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- Renee looking down at Silver Lake
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- Faith lunching at the lake zoomed 12x
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- The lake from above
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- Wind sculpture
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- East peak
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- Peak baggers
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- Rick on top
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- A perfect day for views – Mt. Townsend in right center
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- Panorama
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- A Sound of Music day
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- Mt. Constance
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- Mt. Townsend
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- Lake view from the top
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- Lake view from the top
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- Lake view from the top
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- Olympic Harebell, found only in the Olympics
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- Littleflower penstemon?
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- Meadow flowers
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- Sedum
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- John deep in Cow Parsnips and Pale Larkspur
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