Mount Townsend — Friday, Jun. 27, 2025

The parking lot was empty just after 6 am at the trailhead. Rhododendrons were in bloom for the first part of the trail. There were two downed trees along the trail - one before the Silver Lakes/Mt Townsend split and one just as you start descending the ridge to Silver Lakes. The trail sign for the split of the two trails is there, just way off the trail on a tree several feet above your head. passed a total of 10 people on the way down. About 6 hours total time to hit both the top of Mount Townsend and to make it down to Silver Lake and back.