Rob Williams said:You need to head North a bit.

How about the Fanton Trail #805.

Donald Presley said:

How about the Fanton Trail #805.

Well, close, but I'll give it you.  The Fanton is #505......  🙂

your turn!

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Well, close, but I'll give it you.  The Fanton is #505......  🙂

your turn!

I was looking at the fine print on my map and I thought that it said 805. They print those numbers so small and if my bifocals aren't in the right position the numbers get fuzzy. I hate getting older.

I will have to look through some pictures and post one.

Donald Presley said:

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I was looking at the fine print on my map and I thought that it said 805. They print those numbers so small and if my bifocals aren't in the right position the numbers get fuzzy. I hate getting older.

I will have to look through some pictures and post one.

I can totally relate.....I hate getting older!  It is amazing how quickly my eyes went from being able to see close (with glasses) to having a hard time.  I'm nearsighted, so many times it is just easier to take off my glasses to see stuff up close.

At least we can still hike!

Donald Presley said:This trail is a short side trail off  a current district trail. The huckleberries were good when we came by doing some trail maintenance.

I'm just guessing here, but is that Surprise lake off the Fish Lake trail?  I've only been on that trail twice, and the last time was a couple years ago, but it looks familiar.

Donovan said:As an aside: Trivia Question: How many Surprise Lakes do we have in District?

I  know of at least 3.

Rob Williams said:

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I'm just guessing here, but is that Surprise lake off the Fish Lake trail?  I've only been on that trail twice, and the last time was a couple years ago, but it looks familiar.

Rob you are correct, it is Surprise Lake off the Fish Lake Trail #717 just outside of the Olallie Lake Scenic Area. You are the man. I hope you have a photo to post, for I am swiftly running out of options.

Donovan said:As an aside: Trivia Question: How many Surprise Lakes do we have in District?

I could only find 3 Surprise Lakes after searching through the topos of our district;  the one just mentioned on the Fish Lake Trail, one in the Fish Creek drainage NW of Skookum Lake, and the last one about a mile north of Timber Lake  a half a mile off Highway 224. Having said that, there were alot of unnamed lakes that could have the same name on different or older maps.

Does anybody else know the whereabouts of another Surprise Lake in our district?

OK, I have a few more I can post.....But the options are getting limited!

This is a current district trail and I don't believe it is in a new wilderness area.

By the way, I found a new trick when posting photos - In the box where you put the photo in, there is a dropdown that says Alignment.  If you put in "Bottom", the picture won't go beside the text, it will go under it.

I think you may be right. Alder Flat is too used, but I was thinking it may have been early season with needle scatter.

Wow, you guys are good.....Don gets the prize.  It is the lower part of Cottonwood meadows.

What is the "1966 marker" on Alder Flat?

Donovan said:

I think you may be right. Alder Flat is too used, but I was thinking it may have been early season with needle scatter.

Speaking of Alder Flat, a tree just missed the sign board at the parking lot when it fell down this last month. I was thinking of going up this weekend and cleaning it up a bit. Anyone want to help?

The marker is where the Job Corps boys who made the trail are appreciated.

The new picture is good. Real good. I know, but I am going to let others play.

Don, that looks like a Ginzu job.

Donovan said:

The marker is where the Job Corps boys who made the trail are appreciated.

The new picture is good. Real good. I know, but I am going to let others play.

Don, that looks like a Ginzu job.

I knew that you would know where the trail was, for I  mentioned it to you last year and you knew what I was talking about.

I think a handsaw will be able to cutout the limbs at Alder Flat, for the log itself is out of the way of the parking lot and the trail.