Pack Forest - Hugo Peak — Saturday, May. 29, 2010

Puget Sound and Islands > Seattle-Tacoma Area

UW Pack Forest is closein, free, and great for a rainy day, or if you are alone. Few hazards...Got another copy of the map,took 1000 road left (west) from parking lot...then got onto 1300 road, steep uphill (along this road heard some large creature walking along a stream beside road loud splashing as it/he (?) walked along it...I got very quiet and made my way past uphill. Turned left and went along 1335 road to Bethel Peak (where the cell towers are) had lunch looking at the valley and farms (clouded in)...returned by way of going downhill at end of road...at bottom found horse trail and followed that to 1070 road, passed a nice grove of bleeding hearts; passed Mashel River/falls (very very loud and forceful now), and so back to 1000 road and trailhead. Saw several deer (white rumped).