As the subject indicates...
Didn't see any Bear, but I think I saw a Bear Turd...
I went back to Blewett Pass and headed South on NF-9716. I was going to drive up past where the snow stopped us a couple of weeks back: NF-9712. I don't know what the FS is doing. The road was closed. I'm not sure what game the FS is playing. The sign said, the road was closed till it dries out. I hiked 4 miles of road and it was dusty the whole way. Note to FS: It's dry now, so you can open the road...
Google Earth Picture of my route:
Walked clockwise from where it's indicated "Road Was Closed Here", up to "the Plateau", then on to "Where I Dropped over the Side", and then to where I "Found a Jeep Trail" and finally back to where i started.
The plan was to scout for Bear, Elk and Deer... Get some exercise, get some Sun, get some air... I carry my rifle, I can't shoot any of the above, but if I see a Coyote it's done.
50 Yard Group: 6.8mm SPC
Some Pictures:
On the way to the Plateau:
The Stewart Range:
Forest Fire Damage up on the Plateau:
Mt Rainier in the Distance, from where "I Dropped Over the Side"
Bear Turd:
Looking Back up where I came from, Lions Rock on the Horizon:
On the Jeep Trail
Not a bad day, I'm kind of sunburn. Got to shoot, got to scout and saw some new country.
