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Ashland lakes - seth s - 08-20-2020
Perfect trails for goats! Boards and narrow walkways that keep them in line. The road up to the trailhead requires some serious navigating as the road looks as though a B52 did a bombing run. Potholes that caused my truck to scrape bottom. We made it to 3 of the 4 lakes as the trail was blocked off by forest workers. Great time with the family and very few hikers that we ran into.
RE: Ashland lakes - seth s - 08-20-2020
Here is the map and how close we were to the 4th lake.
RE: Ashland lakes - Kat - 08-21-2020
Great job! And looks like a lovely day. I'm surprised you saw few people. I have grown to really dislike those bad roads when travelling with the goats, I feel bad for them and drive super slow. For more strenuous multi-day trips that have a long and/or nasty drive to the trailhead, I camp at the trailhead the night before so they'll be rested from the drive. Well I guess me too.
RE: Ashland lakes - seth s - 08-21-2020
(08-21-2020, 04:32 AM)Kat Wrote: Great job! And looks like a lovely day. I'm surprised you saw few people. I have grown to really dislike those bad roads when travelling with the goats, I feel bad for them and drive super slow. For more strenuous multi-day trips that have a long and/or nasty drive to the trailhead, I camp at the trailhead the night before so they'll be rested from the drive. Well I guess me too.
It was 4 miles from the blacktop to the trail head. It took us almost 45 minutes as I treat my cargo like it's fragile china. The harder the roads the less chances of off leash dogs?. There is non-stop browsing opportunity for the goats as well. Probably their favorite trail as well.
RE: Ashland lakes - Kat - 08-23-2020
Sounds like you are as careful as I am! My nemesis is the Salmon la Sac road over in E Wa. 12 miles of often nasty washboard, potholes, only a few good sections. For some insane reason I have taken the goats on trips out there for the last 3 years... I always regret it as I am driving!
RE: Ashland lakes - seth s - 08-24-2020
Kat Wrote:Sounds like you are as careful as I am! My nemesis is the Salmon la Sac road over in E Wa. 12 miles of often nasty washboard, potholes, only a few good sections. For some insane reason I have taken the goats on trips out there for the last 3 years... I always regret it as I am driving!That is how I feel about any drive back when I have to crawl down steep switchbacks in 4 LOW to avoid burning out my brakes.
RE: Ashland lakes - Kat - 08-25-2020
Reminds me of a horsepacking trip over in the Okanogans a few years ago, trailhead was up at over 4000' elevation. Trailer brakes went out, and man did we crawl down slowly off that steep mountain... luckily it was a smaller 2-horse trailer that we were hauling.
RE: Ashland lakes - seth s - 08-25-2020
Kat Wrote:Reminds me of a horsepacking trip over in the Okanogans a few years ago, trailhead was up at over 4000' elevation. Trailer brakes went out, and man did we crawl down slowly off that steep mountain... luckily it was a smaller 2-horse trailer that we were hauling.I still need to buy a stock trailer, but boy could i only imagine the terror in that trip you described!