Thirteenmile — Sunday, May. 6, 2018

Thirteen Mile lookout from the Hwy 21 trailhead was a great two night trip. Bluebird, woodpeckers, grouse, deer, flowers, and a thunder storm or two made for a fun outing. We set up camp about 7 miles in then explored the old lookout site and multiple un named but inviting peaks along the ridge. The trail is not heavily used but is in good shape. We saw several ticks and one green/brown snake. Water was, and will increasingly be, an issue. We carried water about a mile to our camp. The sign at the trailhead said we could expect 3000' of gain. We hiked passed the lookout for a ways before climbing to it and exploring wherever our interest took us. In all, we hiked 24 miles and gained 5700'. If you like wild lonely country this just might be the hike for you.