After climbing down the mountain between electrical storms, we were famished and decided to use the cook stove to cook up some oatmeal from the back of the truck. While eating our breakfast, we had a conversation with a forest service ranger about camping opportunities and hiking trails in the area. He told us to follow the road on the other side of the Todd Lake parking lot and work our way back to the Broken Top trail head. This proved to be wonderful advice as we discovered the grassy, rolling hills I was picturing the day before. Throughout these grassy areas were snow run off streams which provided much music to our ears.
We were able to park our truck after 4-wheeling down the road to the trail head. (note: I don't think I would try this route in a vehicle without 4-wheel drive due to the deep ruts occaisionally in the mud road.) From there we hiked 1-2 miles to the base of Broken Top. This we decided was an area worth returning to on future trips! The wild flowers and streams provided much enjoyment and restored nerves after the electrical storm earlier in the morning.
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