Overnight at Devil's Den

With months of preparation, I finally made my trip up to Devil's Den. I drove up Sunday afternoon and stayed overnight in the campsite. Monday morning I ventured out on the Butterfield Hiking Trail. The trail is roughly 15 miles, I only was able to make 3.5 miles before having to give up due to a old injury acting up. Couldn't ask for better weather conditions, sunny highs in the 80's, lows in the 40's with a full moon keeping me awake most of the night. Monday the wind was blowing good enough that I wished I had packed a hard hat with so many acorns falling to the ground.

My tent

Simple tarp shelter

Memorial to the CCC, Civilian Conservation Corps.

Starting the Butterfield Hiking Trail

Suspension bridge marks the official start

The ruins of the old road bridge

signs like these were scattered along the trail

after a 400 ft elevation