Yellow Jacket, Apr 1st

This year we got some weird snow over the winter so there weren’t many good snowshoeing opportunities. This one was one of the few where, even though the weather was not very good and we lacked the views, the snow was pretty good. The Yellow Jacket trail is one of those that can be done in full or in parts depending on how much time you want to spend there and how the weather gods are playing it. On this one, we started from the Snow Bunny Sno-Park following the forest road that connects with the trail. The trail was easy to follow as long as you could see the blue diamonds on the trees. Along the trail we found a couple of challenges in the form of creel crossings that were not completely covered forcing us to find a log or something to cross. That worked pretty well until we got to the Salmon River. In good snow years, this small river is covered with a hard pack that can easily support your weight to the point that you barely realize you are on a river. This time though, we found a big gap were we could see the river flowing about 10 below our feet. Being unable to find a safe place to cross, we were forced to turn around and head back making this the shortest version I’ve ever done of the Yellow Jacket trail.



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