Mount Townsend — Sunday, Jul. 18, 1999

Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal

The trail is in excellent condition with the exception of portions that are snow covered. Patches of snow start at about 4700 ft, most notably on the switchbacks. Patches give way to solid snow on the trail just below & above Camp Windy, where there are several misleading trails. Then there are only a few snow patches from the Silver Lake trail junction to the Mt Townsend ridge crest. The Silver Lake basin appears to be solid snow. Note - dog poop (insideously camouflaged, very tacky & oderiferous)