I am not sure what the real name of this trail is. On some topo maps it is listed as Silver Lakes Way Trail. I like to call it the Silver Creek Trail…

The one memory about the drive to Obstruction Point that touched me the most was not the incredible view, nor the alarming lack of snow. It was the fragrance.

We left our house with thoughts of hiking in either rain or snow so we were quite surprised to find the drive up completely snow free and no rain. The cloud diffused light that reached the forest was the most beautiful I have seen in a long time and made for a lovely beginning to our hike.

Joined Kitsap Photography Guild on a photo walk.

In light I hear no whispers,

Nor footsteps on the floor.

And the sea is just a box,

A place where dreams are for.

It is about around a 7 mile round trip hike to the top of Buck Mountain and back. The last 3 miles of the trail is on FS030 (Jackson Creek Rd). On this trip we did not go to the top. Visibility was zero and we only walked far enough to get water for the return trip.

We have been hiking together for 20 years now and during that time have become a fine tuned backpacking team.

Originally published August 7, 2013. For turning 50 I planned on a fifty day backpack across the Olympics, this was the beginning of the journal. True to form, I never kept up on it.