Devils Garden and Killen Creek

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Devils Garden and Killen Creek

Post by drm » September 3rd, 2022, 5:49 pm

Did a two night trip on the north side of Adams last week - during the last heat wave. From Muddy Meadows trailhead went up to a camp just past treeline on the Highline Trail and that afternoon hiked up to Devils Garden area, having to ford the upper muddy fork both directions. It was upper calf deep. Next day in the heat hiked to a camp at Killen Creek. I had thought to hike up to High Camp, but the steep uphill just didn't feel like it would work in the 80s, so I just hiked the PCT over to Adams Creek to watch PCTers dealing with the high water there.

Bugs depended on location. Up at treeline on the Highline there were none, but there were still plenty of flies at Killen Creek. Some people were wearing headnets, though it wasn't that bad for me.
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Near Muddy Meadows trailhead
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where I forded the upper fork going up
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Approaching Devils Garden
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Heading back down with Rainier and Goat Rocks
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Where I forded the upper fork going down
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My treeline camp
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Adams Fork on the PCT. Plenty of logs for the near channel, the other one not so. There were some above, but far more precarious than this. And this was the beginning of the heat wave.

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Re: Devils Garden and Killen Creek

Post by retired jerry » September 4th, 2022, 5:47 am

That's a great area. Maybe I can get up there in a few weeks. Thanks for the report

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Re: Devils Garden and Killen Creek

Post by Don Nelsen » September 7th, 2022, 2:28 pm

Dean,

Thanks for the TR and the good beta. I've been wanting to get up there so good info.

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