We spent 3 days/2 nights out on the East Bank Ross Lake trail. Our group of 2 humans and 2 dogs started Wednesday at noon from the East Bank TH. We camped at Devil’s creek and Roland creek backcountry sites. The trail is in excellent shape right now with only a few downed trees to climb over. We saw abundant yarrow, penstemon, paintbrush, twin flower, candy flower, harebell, tiger lily, columbine, sugerstick, bunchberry, and more!
Three highlights to share:
- We were visited several times by a young deer at the Devil’s Creek hiker campsite. Two barking dogs, our yelling, and rocks thrown near the deer wasn’t enough to keep this deer away! It looked emaciated and was kicking up dirt nearby where we had peed. This deer had the intensity of a goat in the Enchantments. This site doesn’t have a bear box like other Ross Lake sites so we were glad to have our bear cans to keep our food away from the deer.
- Crossing at Roland Creek is still slightly higher than ankle deep. Trekking poles at this crossing were helpful.
- We passed a ranger on our trek out Friday morning who checked our permit. I haven't had my permit checked in NOCA in the last decade- it was great to see a ranger out on the trails!
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