I dind't make it all the way up to Big Rock/Osborne Mtn, but I did make it to the Silver Creek loop. What a wonderful single track!

I did the loop by climbing up road NF134 to road FR84 to the top of the trail. Don't make the same mistake I did and take the old road past the gate. The trail is up and to the left of the gate on a small knoll. You'll see the sign post if you look up there. If you do take the road down, it will go about 3.5 miles to a clearing with an incredible view out to Mt. Rainier where it dead ends. Can you guess how I know that?

The Silver Creek trail 285 down is completely single track through forest passing through some areas of really dense and dark forest. This was a great trail that I'll be repeating. Smooth, dry and fast. The climb up road FR84 is a monderate climb and real smooth. There was some traffic this weekend with berry pickers all over the hills. Once on the trai I had it all to myself.

I also made the mistake of riding up hill to the Allen Mtn. trail. Don't do it!!! It's a 4.4mile southbound hike a bike through dense undergrowth, steep exposure and killer switchbacks. Hike it, fine, but not with a bike. If you hike it, do so with a GPS. The trail literally dissapears at times on the southwest slopes through the dense shrubs and ferns.

The huckleberrys were ripening up and the huckleberry pickers were thick on the hills.