Old Osseo Trail
Where: Old Osseo Trail When: Summer, 1987 (?) With: Chip I'd enjoyed this hike and convinced Chip to check it out. We headed up Friday night after work and arrived at the Wilderness Trail trailhead in darkness and rain. A Forest ranger came over to check us out and we convinced him we knew where we were going and were properly equipped. We put on the rain gear, grabbed some flashlights and headed in. Before too long, we were at the Osseo trail and in to the campsite, beside the stream. We set up camp and had a nice dinner of fresh mushroomburgers and vodka. A rainfly created a nice dry area, so we were pretty comfy and wound up staying up past midnight. The next day was dry and we went up the trail. Easy at the bottom, tough at the top. Very steep with steps cut into the hill. We made it up though, with Chip carrying a huge amount of water, and found the old trail. We made it to the campsite pretty early and spent the afternoon hanging out and sleeping. Some flies were anno...