6 miles of hiking • 2000' elevation gain •
Hiked up the ridge east of the Starway Trail. The ridge is divided into forest down low and rocky ridge above. The forest part was pretty easy to navigate and there is an east/west use trail at the bottom to help get started. The rocky section is a little tougher with some large boulder fields to navigate and one cliff band to figure out (I did a nice steep gully). There is a 2-300' band of mountain alder and vine maple to negotiate just before the final push to the 3977' point. After that it is bear grass meadow. Great views once out of the woods and of course at the 3977' point. Closed the loop with a return on the Starway Trail.
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Hey Karl, I think another 2-3 weeks for the bear grass to really kick in. Just a few spotty blooms this trip.
Karl
May 31, 2015
Love it! I still need to get up Starway, and was hoping to do that (looping back down Bluff Mtn) this spring/summer when the bloom really gets going. Looks like it's almost there?