Lower South Fork Skokomish #873

Anybody who wants a tour of the impact that winter storms can make should head about six miles up this trail. My friend and I set out to make a 20 mile day trip but were thwarted by huge blow downs, trail washouts, snow and finally a big fresh looking bear track! The first few miles in are lovely but at about mile 4 or 5, you will start to encounter large trees blown down over the trail and knee deep snow in large patches. At about mile 6 or so, the trail washes out completely and from there on out, it's more route finding than anything else with the trail coming in and out of focus. The trail consistently follows the river so it isn't a matter of getting lost but it is definitely time consuming and somewhat frustrating when you are trying to log some longer miles before summer!