Suprise lake

[olysteve]

Well I finally got the chance to get out and try to find the trail to Surprise lake. I know I have driven past the turn off several times before but didn't notice it (I think I was looking for more of a minimal set of tracks off into the brush). There were some great views of Rainier on the way up.



There was a bit of water over the trail,

Hmm is that still considered a creek,,,,

There was no doubt that this was the "trail" there was no where else to go. I was starting to wonder how good of an idea this was....

then I ran into the trip ender, slushie snow
(crummy pic, I know)

I just missed getting a shot of the rabbit that stayed in the middle of the road about 20 feet further than I could make it. lol
We need a few more weeks (months) of 70 degree weather before this trail is truly passable.

 

[josefxj97]

This is a run I need to do sometime

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[olysteve]

Let me know when(sometime probably in july or so) and I'd gladly meet up to run it again.

 

[WaXJ_Skier]

Where is this?

 

[olysteve]

Instead of taking the right to go to Evans creek you take a left towards the carbon river ranger station, then left across the bridge just before the entrance to the park.

 

[TORX]

Let me know when(sometime probably in july or so) and I'd gladly meet up to run it again.

Highly interested. I've heard it's a pretty cool trail.

 

[CASEY-R]

I've hiked up there a couple times. The last time was probably 5 years ago. There were some people camping and one guy had a stock s-10 blazer with some tiny street tires on it. Don't have any idea how he got it up there in one piece. It's probably a little tougher to get up there now.

 

[WaXJ_Skier]

I'm in sounds like a good camp weekend with light wheeling