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American Ridge — Thursday, May. 19, 2022

Mount Rainier Area > Chinook Pass - Hwy 410
American Ridge by Lumpy Space Hiker

I never did this trail before it burned, so I had more issues than some would have routefinding. But it is a really depressing slog, and the trail is impossible to follow as soon as you reach the ridge. I did a lot of “if I were a trail where would I be” blind navigation and was able to stick with it, but the trail was gone, and even the reliable markers like sawed log ends were burned. I turned back after an hour because the wind picked up and I didn’t want my dogs to get done in by a murder tree.

I wonder if this trail will even be rebuilt.

American Ridge by Lumpy Space Hiker
American Ridge by Lumpy Space Hiker
American Ridge by Lumpy Space Hiker
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