Oscar couldn't go due to a foot injury. He was sad.
Silver Lakes trail on Tuesday
The same part of trail the next day. Crazy fog!
Lunch time at a little stream. Ramen never tasted so good.
Lunch
Erin and Alison, cold at the campsite
sky
Our fire (fires not allowed above 3500 ft)
Trying to warm up in the morning sun
Silver Lake
The sun poking out
Thom and KC
Thom and Erin
KC resting on the edge of Silver Lake
Riders encountered on the trail
My first backpacking trip. About 11 miles round trip in the Olympic National Forest on the Olympic Peninsula. Near Quilcene, WA. We left Saturday morning and caught the 7:10 AM ferry to Kingston then drove to the upper trailhead. Got back to the cars around 3 the next day.
Mt. Townsend is a steep trail, moderate diffculty. The Mt. Townsend part of the trail is a 2600 ft. elevation gain in approximately 3 miles. Then we hit the trail to Silver Lakes which was another 2-3 miles. About a 500 foot drop on this trail. Portions of the Mt. Townsend trail are at a 20% grade which is PAINFUL. Overall, a very nice hike and tough. We really enjoyed it.
I will also post MIke's pictures when he burns a CD for us. His are much better.
