Panjab Trail, Mount Misery & Oregon Butte — Saturday, Jul. 2, 2016

Reached the Panjab trailhead at 4:30pm, after a long lunch break at Palouse Falls, and some misadventures with GPS-suggested "shortcuts"... FR-47 (and FR 4713) were unpaved and dusty, but in great shape. Headed up the Panjab trail and set up camp under some trees at Indian Corral. The trail was in good condition, though clearly optimized for stock use. The following day, we day-hiked the Mt Misery Trail to Oregon Butte. Most of the trail was easy to follow, except for a short section through an old burn, which was overgrown and had a few larger blowdowns. The final half-mile trail to the lookout wasn't on our GPS map (NW Topos 0.27), and incorrect on the Forest Service maps, but was easy enough to find (see tracklog). The Forest Service employee staffing the lookout (for the 10th year!) showed us around and had a lot of interesting information. Headed back out via the Punjab Trail the next morning. Encountered a total of 3 people over 3 days. Dunlap Springs and the "Emergency" Springs both had a trickle of water. No biting bugs. Lots of flowers throughout, and many Thimbleberries along the lower part of the Panjab trail that should be ripe over the next couple of weeks.

More Information on this Trip Report

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• https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1241934387