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7.3 miles of hiking • 1500' elevation gain •

We had intended to go to Red Rock Pass at Mt. St. Helens, but the hunters were out in record numbers! I haven't been seeing any hunters on most hikes, but this (fairly level) area is a real hot spot. We decided to just drive on and see if there were any trails that didn't have many hunters. The June Lake TH was devoid of any trucks (all were sedans), so it appeared to be a safe hiking area? It turns out we didn't see any hunters during the entire day except when we returned and were within about 0.2 miles of the TH, and then a father and his son were heading out towards June Lake. Great day for hiking!

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Karl
November 9, 2014

Wow, we saw all the rigs at Red Rock, and it was similar at Blue Lake TH. We went anyway, and saw exactly zero other hikers but probably twenty or more hunters during our hike. Also saw an abandoned horse tied-up near the trail. Poor thing was petrified.

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Mileage Mike
November 9, 2014

Yeah, it was pretty insane! Glad you made it out okay with all the hunters around! Sad to hear about the horse though.