Grove of the Patriarchs Loop, Silver Falls - Grove of the Patriarchs Snowshoe — Friday, Apr. 13, 2001

Mount Rainier Area > SE - Cayuse Pass/Stevens Canyon

Was checking out Highway 12 and decided to swing by this trail. I was suprised it was accessible, but it was...barely. SR-123 was closed just past the Stevens Canyon entrance, and the Stevens Canyon road was closed just past the trailhead. This trail is about 25-50% covered in snow, but nothing more than a few inches deep. There is a boardwalk being built on the actual Grove loop, to save the trees' root systems. It makes any photography other than snapshots almost impossible, though, since the boardwalk goes right up the the trees. Sacrifices...