Date Hiked: February 1, 2026
General Condition: Passable (some brush and/or deadfalls, tread evident)

Hiked Salmon Creek Trail up and back on our brushing trip, my friend and I encountered a sizable deadfall before reaching the Spruce Creek Trail. It was too large for our equipment which was ...

This is a great topic and one I have some experience in. I have done more than a fair share of bushwhacking in the Silver Peak Wilderness to stir up a little adventure and discovery. I've found a number of things really work well, so I make them routine now. I never leave for a trip without:

The ...

Date Hiked: April 7, 2013
General Condition: Clear (no obstacles and tread well defined)

Having crossed paths with numerous people over the past year complaining about the upper Salmon Creek Trail (some of them bloody, clothes ripped, and infected with poison oak), I decided to invest in some ...