Purcell Lookout #285
Jul 31, 1999
by
Steve Wilson
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last modified
Sep 10, 2008 02:40 PM
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Purcell Lookout
- Region: South Cascades -- White Pass / Cowlitz River Valley
- Agency: Gifford-Pinchot National Forest, Cowlitz Valley Ranger District
- Trails: Purcell Lookout (#285)
- Avg Rating: 3.00
- Be Aware Of
- Blowdowns
- Washouts
- Overgrown
- Snow on trail
What could possibly go wrong with a trail, and it has on the Purcell Lookout trail. I first encountered a bunch of stinging nettles brushing up against my calves. I put my lycra on and survived that problem. I had to hop over many trees and washouts along the way, and that was when I knew where the trail was. As I reached the high meadows, i lost the trail several times due to snow, overgrown wild flowers, or dirt slides created by burrowing mountain beavers and melting snow. I finally reached the lookout and was rewarded with a spectacular view of the Gifford Pinchot. It was great up there, but then I realised I had to return down the same trai.....
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