The Spokane Mountaineers headed out from the Cook Cabin parking lot for this week’s Wednesday night hike. We followed the Upper Kit Carson Loop to the CCC Cabin and a heard brief word on the history of the area. We continued down the Loop to Saddle Junction where we admired the new door on the outhouse before heading up trail 130 to Day Mountain. After a brief break for snacks, we headed down trail 130 to connect with the Kit Carson Loop and hiked back up to Saddle Junction. Instead of retracing our steps, we turned onto upper trail 140 which took us up a steep grade on our way back to the parking lot. We encountered a few downhill cyclists on our way. A short jaunt on the Kit Carson Loop finished our hike.
Weather on the mountain was significantly cooler than in town. The trail was dry and dusty. In places it was beautifully maintained, in others, brush has grown over the sides and might benefit from some WTA love and care.
The wildflowers were beautiful as we approached Day Mountain through meadows. There were a few ripe huckleberries, but not as many as last year. They may be arriving late this year, or the odd warm weather last winter may have hurt the crop.
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