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HermitThrush
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Location: Brainerd Lakes Area, MN |
I'm coming back out for Christmas and want to get a hike in. Looking at this area to get out and see some old growth. Questions (at the risk of sounding like a wimpy tourist):
1) Is the road to the trailhead ok for a low clearance car? My sisters are concerned I'll ruin their mini van - ha!
2) Is the bridge still over Big Creek? If not, is there a decent spot to ford Big Creek in late December or will the snow run off be too severe? I will have a couple kids with me.
4) I would like to see the Pacific silver fir stand, ultimately, that is on this trail before you get to the meadows. Do you suspect snow will be an issue?
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HermitThrush
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Location: Brainerd Lakes Area, MN |
I think I may have answered my own question with a WTA trip report that contained this fantastic trail survey, complete with pictures and waypoints:
Gaia GPS Track from WTA
Blow down city as of June 12th. Big trees though. Man that is a slick way to report on trails.
Feel free to chip in with any additional tips.
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HermitThrush
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Location: Brainerd Lakes Area, MN |
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RodF
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| HermitThrush wrote: | | 1) Is the road to the trailhead ok for a low clearance car? |
Yes. The road is maintained by three jurisdictions: Gray's Harbor County (good, paved), Jefferson County (poor, slow down to dodge potholes, but OK), and Olympic NP (gravel, OK).
| HermitThrush wrote: | | I will have a couple kids with me. |
Might also consider the Rain Forest Nature and Quinault Loop Trails linking Willaby and Falls campgrounds above the south shore of the lake. It offers a variety of less challenging hikes you can choose depending on how wet the weather is, with lots of old-growth trees to marvel at. Kids might also enjoy Santa with his llamas at Quinault Lodge on Christmas eve?
"of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt" - John Muir
"the wild is not the opposite of cultivated. It is the opposite of the captivated” - Vandana Shiva
"of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt" - John Muir
"the wild is not the opposite of cultivated. It is the opposite of the captivated” - Vandana Shiva
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HermitThrush
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Location: Brainerd Lakes Area, MN |
Thanks for the suggestion and for the tips, really appreciate it. The boys can handle something a little more aggressive. We did 10 miles on the North Skokomish after Thanksgiving.
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