Started at 8 Thur. morning so that our return trip would be in the forest as the day heated up. Turns out it was a great plan. We hiked to about a quarter of a mile shy of Observation Rock. We met several people that had to abandon their efforts to climb it due to lack of equipment.
We hiked to the highest point on the trail and took a right turn up a small trail that leads to Observation Rock. The views are pretty spectacular. The Mountain is in your face, a great over-view of Spray Park and a view of Knapsack Pass and trail. We could see people moving around on the pass.
Views GREAT, bugs TERRIBLE. You know the joke about winter camping. Best 5 things about winter camping are number one- NO BUGS and the other 4 are blank. I think 2-5 should be NO BUGS. We had bug spray, bug cream and I had sprayed my top. They annoyed me but devoured Georg.
Our total mileage/elevation gain was 9 miles and 3100 feet according to Georg and Google Earth. Lots of ups and downs in the the first few miles.
Great hike and we were alone most of the time once off the Wonderland. Met a lot of people doing the Wonderland on the way back and some day trippers.
HAPPY HIKING!
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Flutehiker on Spray Park, Observation Rock
Were the bugs mosquitoes or those horrendous biting flies that seem to be everywhere lately?
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Flutehiker on Aug 04, 2024 11:19 AM
slo go on Spray Park, Observation Rock
We stopped for lunch where we took the 1st pic. Bugs of all kinds were non-stop.
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slo go on Aug 04, 2024 01:41 PM