Well I don't know how much of a scouting trip it was.
This was our second attempt at even finding the road off the Coq. Backroads book says exit 240 or maybe it was 250. But it is actually 238, Juliet exit.
Once off the Coq. there are no signs so we wrongly headed up Juliet. Gee, nice wide two lane paved, only to proceed around the corner and come to an abrupt change to 1 lane gravel cow trail. Had to back the truck and trail down the hill and around the corner as there was no place to turn around.
So back to the bottom of the hill and again with no signage we decide to head east, paralell to the Coq. We see the turn off for Murray/Maka FSR. Old beat up FSR sign you could barely read.
head up the hill on a terrible road. narrow, rocks, ruts, wash board and no place to turn around and heaven help us if we meet a vehicle coming down.
We travelled this for maybe 8 k until it started to level out and we found a place to get off to the side of the road a bit.
Hubby unloaded one of the quads and continued on to find the lake and a place to turn around.
I understand that the other way in is a better road. Any comments on that.
He said the lake was nice but nowhere to park or camp even though the book says 2 forestry campsites.
We got turned around and crossing our fingers that, again, we would not meet anyone on the way down, we headed back to the Coq.
I have a doe draw for 3-13 and this is why we wanted to check it out.
We saw 1 grouse with chicks that were quite small. Saw no deer at all. From the Coq in it looks to be a hard hunt anyway.
Maybe next time we'll try the other way in from Coldwater.