Just a couple of shots from a trip to Shellrock Pass in 2008. On the way back I decided to check out the trail to Point Defiance. It's a decent trail but a sign says "trail abandoned". Not sure why.
I thought about climbing the NW ridge of Osceola and descending by the standard route back to camp at Freds Lake but I was short on time. To rectify the problem I went back last June in 2009 on a four day excursion. We climbed the NW ridge. It's an interesting climb by the beautiful ridge which stretches a long way north to Pleasant Valley, which is where we placed our camp.
From Point Defiance trail
A closeup shot shows the Berk Creek slabs on the right side of the summit. We traversed the slabs before cutting up to the ridge proper. The climb is Class 3 at most.
From Point Defiance trail
I actually didn't have a guidebook to the area until last month. We've just been poking around sussing out trails and routes and climbing a few mountains as the opportunity arises.
Just curious as to why the Point Defiance trail is abandoned? Lots of people go to Freds Lake but if you like solitude Pleasant Valley is the place to go.
Just curious as to why the Point Defiance trail is abandoned?
It was a through route to the former Pt. Defiance lookout. By "through" I mean that there was also a trail from the lookout to the three forks of the Pasayten. The latter has been destroyed by 1087 fallen trees from the most recent wildfire.
Passing rocks and trees like they were standing still
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Passing rocks and trees like they were standing still
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