{"id":5170,"date":"2024-06-15T18:14:47","date_gmt":"2024-06-15T18:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/?p=5170"},"modified":"2025-01-18T15:02:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T15:02:01","slug":"snow-camp-mountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/2024\/06\/15\/snow-camp-mountain\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow Camp Mountain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday, June 15, 2024<\/p>\n<p>In 2014 I <a href=\"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/firelookouts\/2014\/07\/03\/snow-camp-mountain\/\">rented the Snow Camp Mountain lookout<\/a> and drove rough roads to get there. Today I hiked to the lookout.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I parked at the Snow Camp Trailhead on Road 3680:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53798903091_745cb143eb_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trailhead\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53796337697_d3e6c7ce46_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There was a strange half-circle stone wall thing where many a campfire had been built (and trash left):<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53796337677_d09fb57ff4_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53797699470_c24f75982f_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The trail heads south, descending through the forest:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53799322640_fa3aa9e05d_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Iris in bloom:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53799338280_a2f7a1d739_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53799145308_8c7c6c34e1_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53798700407_e97a35c3eb_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Signs of recent trail maintenance!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53799636701_9ae3493194_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There was a homemade sign pointing to a water source, but I didn&#8217;t check it out:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53799957684_0b3554cffd_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These trees got singed in a wildfire, but still live:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53799910583_48ca8c52f4_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Wild rhododendron:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53799910853_a87ee9f98c_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Check out that enormous rhododendron bush:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53799910903_cba46d1751_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I started seeing forest wildflowers:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53798739917_dfeb475ccd_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53799917833_dac22a510e_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53799918273_2f8a89b946_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53799918278_6a5c191b17_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53799686231_46a9991fd5_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Port Orford Cedar:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53800007704_2f7c9c6717_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then I left behind the forest and entered the burn area:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53799788976_678149110a_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I could see Snow Camp Mountain and its lookout ahead:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53800340960_dc84ccd908_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p>More nice wildflowers:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53798978332_59fd3ca336_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53801545334_fb67798f43_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53801457878_e191322b57_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53801217251_75c5245bb1_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The trail skirts Snow Camp Meadow:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53801545454_0f866ac746_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53811500113_78fe2a28d6_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53811500163_69b56d374c_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53811273921_3bd746435a_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53811713050_20057f8abc_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the far end of the meadow the trail crosses a creek. There is no bridge but it&#8217;s easy to use rocks to get across:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53811274061_287f8576a9_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53810346267_4361405b33_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53811289246_d621702f86_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53811528693_2a83c899bf_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53811528578_003322c47c_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53811617219_ec92770b65_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now the trail began a long traverse along the slope of Snow Camp Mountain. This burned in the 2002 Biscuit Fire and again in the 2017 Chetco Bar Fire:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53811728655_4343fa5af6_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53810378287_040b47b609_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53811634559_e778b5273a_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53811756960_c5a83dcf20_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53810389067_fe35194fb8_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812763628_c004b6b11f_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812763688_3e9be62eae_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812988960_2c2c907ab9_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I reached a junction where the trail continues to a trailhead over on Road 1376. I turned left and headed for the summit:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812963865_112dc4a383_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812768138_2f59eaf586_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812768188_31b8b22456_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812859644_5601683cc1_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812964460_bb585cb715_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812964480_4b6eb29fbd_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812767898_bc659fe706_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812989205_2d1cb06c09_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I reached Road 590, the lookout access road. It&#8217;s marked only by a signless signpost:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53811597702_80e8dc2865_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a parking area here for renters who can&#8217;t quite get their cars up the final steep section of road:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812772683_7bf0f46a79_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I turned left and headed up the road:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812859474_b61f2e0783_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It looked like it had recently been graded:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812530451_e2a15ed292_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The lookout was being rented, but the renters were out for the day:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812970025_af43d2e621_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812531396_42152e30d7_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812531446_c4903cca8e_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The clouds were starting burn off and the views were pretty nice. Plus, there was NO WIND! North:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812773138_cb087839e6_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Northeast:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812774293_d531f35031_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p>East:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812969235_1935a04bc1_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>South:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812531091_6ec75565ed_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>West:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53811603297_0862c9886f_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I walked out to the repeater station on the north end of the summit:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812531466_19b923fc86_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>View from the north end of the summit:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812773008_dfe2408050_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking down on Snow Camp Meadow:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812969225_f896ab7cd2_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812531236_e449730f05_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Heading back:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812885414_df89a17a1e_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I took some time to check out the meadow on my hike back. There was a lot of bistort in bloom, along with some camas:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812551006_583b269c35_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812550826_ce1e7a477a_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812988730_a475821b2d_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53811625247_43a519b66f_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812552356_78194dc37e_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812552411_0e1ea5bf0e_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53811624887_2d9ebb8047_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812550666_ccbff0a8c0_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sun-dappled forest and a HUGE tree:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53811624872_b75192945b_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53811623022_423ecd0b81_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the unburned forest I noticed something I mad missed the first time: the rusty remains of a car that had been here for a very long time:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812550616_bfa7a7e9a0_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812550541_d0892bc992_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53811622897_7511abd62e_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812792283_72d09f01f6_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812792263_3f779ae3cb_b.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Camp Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Back at the car I decided to drive down Road 361 to see if I could find the trailhead down near Panther Lake. I didn&#8217;t make it very far, though, as 361 was damaged:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53812550351_bb62dd6b3b_b.jpg\" alt=\"Road 361\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53811622607_2ec9856768_b.jpg\" alt=\"Road 361\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It looked like vehicles had managed to drive past it, but I wasn&#8217;t going to try it.<\/p>\n<p>Gaia stats: 6.3 miles, 1,660&#8242; elevation gain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday, June 15, 2024 In 2014 I rented the Snow Camp Mountain lookout and drove rough roads to get there.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/2024\/06\/15\/snow-camp-mountain\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Snow Camp Mountain<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5209,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[159,186],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5170"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5170"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5365,"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5170\/revisions\/5365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}