Salmon Lake Explorations

Kirk's and my tent at Hambone Campground Kitchen area at Hambone Campground Kitchen area at Hambone Campground View from the Big Slide on the 4610 road - looking  over to Indian Ridge Big burl tree on our way over to the switchbacks above Mack Hall Creek The "Alder Mess" that surrounds the creek that feeds Salmon Lake On the trail heading up to the ridge above Salmon Lake - notice the huge blaze on the tree - never seen blazes this large Old Blaze on a snag - on the trail to the top of the ridge above Salmon Lake Found this carved in a tree but we couldn't make out what it said - on the trail up to ethe ridge above Salmon Lake Marker tree - couldn't read most of it - on the way up the trail to the ridge above Salmon Lake On the way up the trail to the ridge above Salmon Lake - blazes on both sides of the trail here A wet area above Salmon Lake A wet area above Salmon Lake Heading up the switchbacks up to the ridge above Salmon Lake Ollie is on the switchbacks and Thor is on the old Indian trail that cut across the middle of the switchbacks Continuing up the switchbacks up to the ridge above Salmon Lake Continuing up the switchbacks up to the ridge above Salmon Lake Continuing up the switchbacks up to the ridge above Salmon Lake Vision quest pit on the ridge above Salmon Lake Vision quest pit on the ridge above Salmon Lake Vision quest pit on the ridge above Salmon Lake - Zack showing scale of pit Vision quest pit on the ridge above Salmon Lake - Zack showing scale of pit Cairns on the ridge above Salmon Lake at the top of the switchbacks - these lead us to the vision quest pit Heading down to Salmon Lake - no trail First view of Salmon Lake The hillside above Salmon Lake The hillside above Salmon Lake Getting close to Salmon Lake - this is the southeast side of the lake Salmon Lake from the east shore looking west Found this weird thing on the west end of Salmon Lake - no one could figure out what it was supposed to be used for Rockslide on the north side of Salmon Lake Zack and Kirk cutting some rounds off the log deck near Hambone campground Zack and Kirk cutting some rounds off the log deck near Hambone campground Zack and Kirk cutting some rounds off the log deck near Hambone campground Thor was very tired on the way home on Sunday Thor was very tired on the way home on Sunday