Mount Townsend

I went up the Mount Townsend Trail after driving around the Hood Canal due to the 6 week Hood Canal Bridge closure. Took the Sink Lake Trail to get to the Mt Townsend Trail because of deep snow on the road to the main trail access. I made it to about 5000 feet in elevation before running into sketchy snow on steep mountainside. If I had brought an ice axe and microspikes I would have gone further but I was only in trail runners so this was as far as I was comfortable going. There was another hiker in front of me who other hikers coming down told me had crampons so I'm assuming he/she made it to the top. There were only 2 other cars at the trailhead when I arrived and the couple I saw coming down were the only people I saw.

Shelter at Sink Lake
Sink Lake Shelter
Snow at lower trailhead parking area
Snow at lower trailhead parking area
Snow at lower trailhead parking area
Snow at lower trailhead parking area
Shelter at Sink Lake
Shelter at Sink Lake
Mount Townsend
Mount Townsend
Mount Townsend
Mount Townsend
Mount Townsend
Mount Townsend
Mount Townsend
Mount Townsend
Mount Townsend
Mount Townsend
Mount Townsend
Mount Townsend
Mount Townsend
Mount Townsend
Sink Lake
Sink Lake
Sink Lake Panorama
Sink Lake
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