Spent a couple of day exploring Kachess Ridge, French Cabin Mountain, and Thorp Mountain Lookout. Lots of variety of wildflowers out, along with magnificent views along the way on the ridge walk from the headwaters of Silver Creek at French Tongue, all the way over to Thorp Mountain Lookout. Also there were a lot of wildflowers up on the higher slopes of French Cabin Mountain
A couple of notes:
-Excellent water source at the creek crossing at the Silver Creek Tie and Kachess Ridge trail. Fill up with water here, as there is no more water sources all the way to Thorp Lookout. The water crossing here was pretty deep.
-There are a couple of snow patches just north of French Tongue where the trail drops down to where the Kachess Ridge trail meets up with the French Cabin Creek Trail There is also a super steep large patch of snow with some bad runout just below Hard Knox on the way to Thorp Lookout. I had to kick in steps to cross this section
-The trail from French Tongue all the way to Thorp Lookout involves numerous ups and downs. These can be tiring on a hot day. I'm glad I had lots of water, as I drank most of it
Didn't see anyone either day, except on Thorp Lookout, as there was a pair of hikers at the lookout as I arrived on Saturday afternoon, and then a few other hikers heading on up the final steep section to the lookout, as I was heading down.
Fantastic couple of days! Good to escape the heat, as it wasn't so bad up at elevation
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