Silver Star Mountain — Wednesday, Jul. 9, 2025

Went up Grouse Vista, which was clear, just rocky, went down 180C connector trail (easy to miss, no sign, but at a larger juntion) to the sturgeon trail. lots of downed trees in there. Hiked/scrambled up sturgeon rock - not much of a trail at times, but pretty with fun exposure... the way down sturgeon trail is steep but not as rocky as Grouse Vista. A small spring is running down the trail for a bit. Sturgeon trail connected to Tarbell Trail which I took back to parking lot to complete loop. Bear grass is past peak, but other flowers are popping. Some of the prettiest parts were on the Tarbell Trail for flowers. Recommend pants for Tarbell, it was very brushy. Several water spots along Tarbell as well. Definitely recommend the counterclockwise loop I did over just the out and back. roughly 8.7mi.

Made it to trailhead fine in Hyundai Elantra. Long gravel road, only a few smaller potholes though.