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Great hike on a warm day. The trees and breeze made conditions almost perfect. A bit overcast when I reached Little Hamilton but when I was coming down the Lower Hardy Creek Trail from The Saddle, the sun was out! I saw a pair of turkey vultures at Little Beacon.
Route: Hamilton Mtn trail to the top, ridgeline to The Saddle, down to Upper Hardy Creek Trail via Don's Cutoff, back to Hamilton Trail via Lower Hardy Creek Trail, detour through Hadley Grove to Little Beacon, back to trailhead via the campground.
I did encounter a number of trees (14) across the trail or partially (since I can only submit 4 photos per report, I'll split into 4 reports):
9. 45.66377,-122.01780 - 6-8” tree over the trail. Easy to step over
10. 45.65571,-122.01600 - 12-14” tree over the trail. Easy to step over
11. 45.65335,-122.01517 - 4-6” branch parallel to the trail, just needs to be moved off the tread
12. 45.65221,-122.01370 - two issues: group of limbs at head/chest height (have to duck under); 12-14” log over the trail w/ user detour around it
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