Wilderness Peak Loop — Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023

I always forget how pretty this trail is! The fog up top today made it feel otherworldly.

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My 6-year-old and I took this hike on a rainy Wednesday. He wrote the trip report below, and I typed it as he spoke:

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Today we hiked Wilderness Peak Loop. It took us exactly four hours to hike. 

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Weather conditions were very foggy at the top. Rain tended to go on and off. It was not freezing - it was cold, but not, like, very cold. 

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The trail had a lot of debris on it in some places - a lot of evergreen branches and twigs and lichen, and 1-2 downed trees on the trail. You might have to climb over the trees, but they were all pretty low to the ground. It was muddy at some points. 

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The animals that we saw were a Douglas squirrel, a raven, two varied thrushes, and some kinglets. There were some small Bigleaf maples that just had their seed leaves, and a we guess a whole bunch of catkins fell. And we saw a whole bunch of blood-spattered beard and some mushrooms. 

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How much people we passed were about 9.

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The only thing I (Mom) will add is that when we got back to our car, someone had tried to break our driver's side window. They didn't break it all the way, but there were glass shards on the seat and the window frame was scorched. There was hardly anyone around today (just one other car and a DNR truck in the lot when we arrived), so it's not too surprising. We had nothing in the car except some extra clothes, but it's a good reminder not to leave valuables. Thanks to the hikers who gave us a heads up on the trail and left a note!