MARMOT KOMPRESSOR VERVE 42 PACK DRIVERS

Continue up the road another 8.8km (5.5 mi) and pass the parking lot for Tubal Cain, Gold Creek, and Little Quilcene trails. This will be the last toilet you will see, after this it will be cat-holes and trees. Besides traffic and potholes be on the lookout for large rocks in the road.įS2860 will take you past the huge parking across a bridge for access to Upper Dungeness, Lower Dungeness, and Royal Basin trails. The road is graded in the early spring but doesn't stay smooth for long and you will have plenty of practice in pothole maneuvers.

MARMOT KOMPRESSOR VERVE 42 PACK DRIVERS

The road is narrow with plenty of pull outs that very few drivers have the courtesy of using to let oncoming traffic go by. The growing popularity of Royal Basin, Upper Dungeness, and Tubal Cain trails make this a busy road with a lot of tight turns. However, to us 'journey' folk the drive is a scenic wonder. To most it may seem long, especially to 'destination' people.

I always enjoy driving forest service roads and FS2860 is one of my favorites. Growing up in Alaska I've learned not to take nature for granted, she has a way of teaching us a lesson at the very moment we quit paying attention. Stories seem endless about someone out for a day hike, gets lost, and either loses their life or need rescuing. A perfect example of how quickly events can change in the wilderness, how important it is to be prepared, and to have skills capable of dealing with these changes when they arise.

We had a shiny new tent we wanted to test, Deborah needed a reset from work, and I am always eager to backpack.Īs it turned out, this would be a hike of two trails - The first day was dry and the second day the trail was under a foot of snow. Me and Deborah were going to go regardless of what the weather. Barking Sasquatch's daughter's had no intention of snow camping so he decided not to go. Rain was in the forecast and then snow, back to rain, returning to snow two days before our planned hike.

We had two weeks to watch the weather before heading up the trail. There is no trailhead sign other than a road marker that has 300 written on it. I think the official name is Silver Lakes Way Trail if there is an official name. The plan was to reach the lakes using what I call the Silver Creek Trail. Originally posted MaA Tale Of Two Trails.Ī friend of ours invited us on an over nighter to Silver Lakes.

Marmot kompressor verve 42 pack