Elk Lake #805,Jefferson Ridge #808

Today I started out at the Elk Lake trailhead and hiked up to the top of the Jefferson Ridge Trail and then back down. The Elk lake trail is in good shape with only a few blowdowns on the part of it that I saw.

The Jefferson Ridge trail is in surprisingly good shape for a trail that receives little work. But finding the trail head was very hard. A tree had uprooted it's self near the official trailhead at N47*35.165 W*123.07.784. I drove up and down the road without finding the trailhead and that is why I ended up at the Elk Lake Trail.

The group I was hiking with had done the trail before so when they arrived they showed me the way. But even they had some trouble finding it.

There was some patchy snow at the top and a few small blow downs but nothing major.

Looking down on Lena Lake was interesting but this is a tough trail with 2,800 feet elevation gain and not too much of a reward at the top. You can drive all the way to the 2,900 foot level and start your hike there if you have a high clearance vehicle.

I posted some pictures of this hike at http://mosswalks.blogspot.com