Silver Falls Loop, Silver Falls - Grove of the Patriarchs Snowshoe & Grove of the Patriarchs Loop — Saturday, Mar. 17, 2018

We parked at the seasonal road closure on Hwy 123, about 1 mile short of Ohanapecosh campground, and walked on the road for that mile. There was almost no snow visible from the parking spot, but once we rounded a bend on the road, we found it mostly covered, and put on microspikes. The snow gradually built up until it was about 6 inches deep at Silver Falls, then rapidly increased to over a foot by the grove of the patriarchs. Elk Tracks everywhere!