North Coldwater

9 miles of hiking • 1750' elevation gain •

Seems we may have taken a "wrong turn" somewhere, and "missed" our trail? We ended up scootching around the north side of Coldwater Lake, enjoying some pretty epic landscapes. Unfortunately, we also saw far too many signs of wanton forest rape, as a company that makes holiday wreaths and swags had given a buzz-cut to countless square miles of noble fir. About the nastiest treatment of living things I've ever witnessed personally. (Which is either a very good or very bad thing, I suppose?)

Other than the forest-rapers' devastation, it was a most-pleasant day indeed!