Back at Clatse Lake
November 2020 (Part Four) After dropping the camping gear off the day before, Jason and I were once again dropped off at the Clatse Lake landing. This time we had less gear, with no microwave, no toaster, and no coffee maker, and we had the side-by-side to move our supplies up the hill; much easier than carrying it all. We chose a different, and more sheltered site for the tent this time, and we set up camp once again. Over the next few days we were once again up before sunrise and out until dark. We saw a few deer tracks, and this time we actually saw a marten, a squirrel, and a mole. We actually saw mammals! We went on one full-day hike up past the slide. We hiked upwards, following the old logging road, up towards the area of Clatse Lake. We came into an area of forest that had not been logged; it was a beautiful forest full of massive spruce trees and wide-open mossy areas. It was beautiful...