Day Hike - Talus Rocks Loop Trail

We will hike at 1.5 - 1.75 moving average but will keep moving. There will not be a formal lunch break. Maybe three roughly 5-minute breaks along the route, but will also stop whenever someone needs, e.g. clothing adjustment.  We'll stay within voice or eye contact at all times; wait at all junctions. Poles are advised for those who like them, and shoes with good traction for possible wet fallen leaves and mud.  There is one potentially challenging step up that with a bit of maneuvering could be handled with two steps (poles helpful).

On relatively easier hike like this, participants' abilities may vary. If you are a strong hiker and want a greater challenge, may I suggest bringing 3 or 4 extra liters of water?  If you are a newer hiker: 1.75 moving pace is roughly a 34-minute mile, averaged out between faster flats and slower ascents. It is important that participants look at the stated walk description, distance, pace, elevation gain and consider your current fitness level in determining if this walk is a good fit for you. If you have any questions, please contact me in advance.  I will look at your profile and recent activities to ensure that you seem  you are ready for this. I may email or call you to ask you about your hiking history and conditioning activities.

NOAA weather forecast along our route https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-121.98675714649734&lat=47.5184174090563  We will hike if its raining. May cancel if the forecast calls for very strong winds, hard rain, lightning, or snow or ice.

Here is a CalTopo link for our trail: https://caltopo.com/m/4R4NK

Meeting place and time: 9:30am ready to hike, (please arrive earlier to get ready). We’ll meet in the Tradition Lake trailhead parking lot by my car. I have a white Tesla with a yellow "See Bicycles" bumper sticker. My car will be on the South Side of the parking lot.  Google maps calls our lot ‘High Point Trailhead’. Here is the google maps link: https://goo.gl/maps/QdwirwHW96bwxxe47

Directions: From I-90 take exit 20 and then turn right onto the frontage road paralleling the interstate. In just under 0.5 mile the road ends at a gate. The gate opens daily. Pass the gate and continue another 0.4 mile to the large lot.

Discover Pass required, there are public facilities at the trailhead. Arrive early if you intend to use th