Summit Lake Attempt

http://www.warpeyes.com/albums/summit%20lake%20attempt/

I attempted to take a hike to Summit Lake about sixty miles south of Seattle. Unfortunately, it's too early in the season. I made it to an elevation of about 3600 feet on the road in my Jeep before needing to turn back because of the snow that made the road dangerous to drive. The trailhead was about two miles further along and about 800 feet higher. The trail itself is about 2.5 miles one way and climbs another 1000 feet or so.

I did get some nice photos from a one-lane bridge I crossed driving out there, plus shots from the road leading to the trailhead. There are two showing the road covered in snow. I had parked the Jeep and started walking to the trailhead, but only went about a half mile before turning back.

Don't be too alarmed by the picture I took of myself that's in the album. I figured that since I never have other people in my pictures, as I've done all the hikes for which I have albums alone, I might as well add a picture of myself since this hike was cut short.

I also wonder if I will now have a tradition of encountering wildlife on the highways to and from my hikes. Last week it was the black bear I mentioned. This week, a bird was flying crosswise over the highway and nailed the driver's side of my Jeep at full speed with a resounding thump. Ouch!