From Cascade, proceed 25 miles east on Warm Lake Hwy. to S. Fork Salmon River road 474. Turn left (north) and go 1 mile. Turn right (east) on Cabin Cr. road 467. High clearance 4-wheel drive recommended. Proceed 3.5 miles to the gate. Motor vehicle access beyond this point is open only between June 1 and Sept. 15. Proceed 2.5 miles to Cabin Cr. Trailhead. Hike trail 086 0.5 mile, then go west on
Trout Cr. Trail 091. Hike 1 mile. Trail is steep and rocky.
The above is from the USFS website. We found that from the trailhead it was approximately just under two miles and about 1800' elevation gain.
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This was also Murphy's first official backpacking trip.
He did extremely well with his new pack. |
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I naively keep him on a leash for the first mile or so.
It was much easier to let him free. |
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Yes Murphy is a Lab. Yes he hates water. Murphy did great
on the three crossings that we had. Baby steps. |
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| Dennis and Jordan. |
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| We had to hike approx. two miles to reach the trail head. |
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Initially I was going to bring my hammock and hang on this trip.
I instead decided that I would just bring my tarp to be more
versatile. It ended up working ok, however the DuoMid would
have been the best choice. |
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| This is what we woke up to. Approx. 3-4" of snow. |
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The trail was covered in snow and difficult to find.
Thankfully we had Murphy who led us down the mtn. |
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| Murphy taking a nap while we were eating breakfast at Grandmas. |
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