So, inquiring minds want to know if you ended up doing this hike or not?

Neat map - wow, that is a lot of damage....I would be interested to hike through some of it. Do you know if they have lifted the official closures? ...

OK, apparently everyone is stumped. Another clue - this is a semi-official trail (part of the trail appears on some maps but not others). It is list...

That is a very cool article from the Oregonian, Paul! Great find! I've poked around a bit in their archives, but have not had a lot of luck finding ...

Keep heading north...

Robert Koscik said Cripple Creek? You need to head farther north - and remember, this is (apparently) an un-named creek. The maps show no name...

As always, I look forward to seeing the results of your exploration. You do an amazing job of describing and documenting your trips. I always find t...

That looks like a little past Squaw Meadows? At any rate, it is good things are melting out. I will be interested to see if you can continue the t...

OK, it seems everyone is busy hiking, or are stumped. I'll give a little more clue. This creek is right next to the trail at this point, and is clos...

OK, I found a good one. This was taken just off (maybe even on) an existing trail. You can definitely see the creek from the trail. It is not in a ...

Well, the trail looks well used - I was going to guess the southern part of Baty Butte down near Joyce Lake, but after your "short" hint, I'm going to...

Well, it doesn't quite fit with your clues (it is almost west of Burnt Granite, so it sounds too far north), but there aren't many trails west of Rho ...

Doug Firman said Rob, you're right. It's the Twin Lakes trail, about 2/3 mile from the junction with the Mother Lode trail. It has been a while...

Doug Firman said The Geronimo Trail? No, that's high at one end and low at the other. This trail is high at both ends and drops down to its namesa...