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A bit further down Old Kelso Road I notice another Wilderness marker that people drive around and ignore

06831-old-dad-mtn.jpg Five-percent grade aheadThumbnailsDespite the near-freezing overnight temperatures, I'm shirtless and sweating a bit as I pack up in the warm morning sunFive-percent grade aheadThumbnailsDespite the near-freezing overnight temperatures, I'm shirtless and sweating a bit as I pack up in the warm morning sunFive-percent grade aheadThumbnailsDespite the near-freezing overnight temperatures, I'm shirtless and sweating a bit as I pack up in the warm morning sunFive-percent grade aheadThumbnailsDespite the near-freezing overnight temperatures, I'm shirtless and sweating a bit as I pack up in the warm morning sunFive-percent grade aheadThumbnailsDespite the near-freezing overnight temperatures, I'm shirtless and sweating a bit as I pack up in the warm morning sun

There's probably a nice campsite at the end of this "illegal" road too, nestled against Old Dad Mountain. Too bad this road wasn't kept open as a "cherrystem" into the Wilderness like many others.