Recap of Second Hike

A small group of hardy adventurers braved arctic cold to take this hike. Starting from the horse trailer parking lot (where we saw a flock of over 50 turkeys) we walked up the first part of the Richardson Trail, then took the Two Quarry Trail on a long, gentle ascent through a Douglas Fir forest. It was still and cold with patches of frost on the ground. Finally, we reached open meadows and followed the Marsh Trail over to Buick Meadows. It was faintly warm in the sun and quite cold in the shade. We returned via the North Burma Trail, encountering only a few bicyclists and one or two other hikers. We completed our loop taking the Richardson Trail to Steve's Trail and descended to the parking lot. A lovely, quiet hike on a brisk day.