[ragman and rodman]

A short distance beyond 29 Pines Campground we turned left onto Jungle Creek Road (aka FS-9701)... then drove .3 miles and parked (~2650') where it junctions with the gated Rye Creek Road. Hiking past the gate, we chose to take the right fork in the road and followed it uphill to ~3280 feet... where we headed cross-country in a westerly direction... reaching the scorched summit (4385') of Tarzan Butte after hiking ~2 miles... then continued down the west side of Tarzan on our way to Liars Prairie, crossing over Point 3910 along the way. Near the high point in Liars Prairie we connected with an abandoned road that took us down to the Jungle Creek Road which we followed ~4 miles back to our car. Our loop trip was 9 miles, gaining 2236 feet of elevation. The aftermath of last year's Jolly Mountain Fire was very evident... but it did provide fairly open views of several Teanaway area peaks and the Stuart Range. Photos, trailhead directions and downloadable GPS track of our trip to Tarzan Butte. --------------------------------------------- After our hike we decided to explore some of the Teanaway roads: 1. North Fork Teanaway Road (aka FS-9737) The first 2 miles of the road is snow-free... after that, my Subaru Outback (8" of ground clearance) was able to make it through several snow patches before I chickened out after driving another .7 miles... for reference, Beverly Campground is at mile 4.25... I talked with a guy who had skied Earl Peak earlier in the day and he said that he was able to drive his SUV to within an eighth-of-a-mile of the Bean/Beverly trailhead... he also said that the skiing was great. 2. Stafford Creek Road (aka FS-9703) I was able to drive 2.2 miles before a snow patch stopped me... the Stafford Creek trailhead is another .4 miles further up the road. ..

[puzzlr]

Thanks for the Teanaway road report. That washout on the Jungle Creek road has been there for about 7 years already and looking pretty much the same.

Jungle Creek road washout and son Eli

[ragman and rodman]