Duckabush River — Thursday, Jun. 12, 2025

Our work party goal was to remove 2 large trees that had fallen across the trail above 5-Mile camp. We cleared those trees and a few smaller ones encroaching on the trail. We did disturb a bees nest and suffered the wrath of the owners. That tree was left by the side of the trail. We brushed our way back to the trailhead and that is where I picked up a hitchhiker - TICK! So be sure to do a careful tick check once you are back at your vehicle. Mine was at my waist probably because I was taking off my pack, placing it off trail while brushing a section, then putting it back on without looking for hitchhikers. The wild huckleberries were just starting to ripen and they were tasty!