Dalles Ridge #1173,Noble Knob #1184

Ed and Ron hiked to Noble Knob and old fire lookout site via The Dalles Ridge Trail and Noble Knob #1184 trail. Perfect weather and clear. Beautiful view of mountains. Rainier was great.

Roads up were good. Followed directions, as below on way to trail-head.

On way down, stayed on rd. 72 [continuing north, as Ed was familiar with from Plant Society group] down to Hwy 410. That section of 72 is rough and washboard in spots. Recommend sticking to these directions repeated from: Jun 30, 2007 by Riri:

TO GET THERE: take 410 to FR 70. Go about 6 miles to FR 72. The views from 72 are absolutely breath-taking. You'll eventually come to a Y, with the left hand fork being FR 7250. Take this fork for another couple of miles; at one point you'll round a left-hand bend at Mt. Rainier will literally be in-your-face. Wow! Drive until you get to a 3-way junction and take the middle road to the trailhead signed ""Dalles Ridge.""