We walked down the Lower Notch Pass Trail, parking on FS Road 27, taking the Lower Notch Pass Trail down to the Big Quilcene River. Some of us went back to the car, others walked out to Lower Big Quil trailhead and rendezvoused.
Beautiful spring hike, much water flowing. Several trees down on Notch Pass portion, climbable or crawling under. Much more troublesome is the long log bridge crossing Allen Creek. It has rotted and cracked at about the one-third point (coming down from the car). We managed to cross, but it's dicey and who knows how long it will stay in this form. The trail out to the trailhead from Bark Shanty is in great shape.
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