The drive up the Teanaway Road and even Stafford Creek Rd is spectacular with the amazing fall colors! Honestly the drive to the TH was better than the hike itself. However I must say when Teanaway Rd turns to dirt, it is literally like the road used to be a former minefield! So many potholes, and some very big ones. Some areas were so bad that the potholes were unavoidable and I had to drive my poor Camry right through them. My car took a beating today. A good sedan like a Camry can make it, but I do not advise any small cars to attempt any hike up the Teanaway Road.
The orange larch trees at the pass are past their prime, losing their needles. But there were still a few good ones left. I hiked with a Mountaineers group today. Only saw about half a dozen other people on the trail besides us. So it is a good escape from the Lake Ingalls crowds.

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