A fallen tree dividing the camp site was more than four feet in diameter and is now notched into somewhat of a table. The trail continues past a spring and supposedly ascends all the way up to Charlies Bunyon. I have not tried this, but several sources verify this to be the case. Beech, poplar, hemlock and rhododendron are the dominant trees. The ground is well drained, free of roots and only slightly rocky.
Trees are medium to large and have no low branches.
Alternately a spring forms a small creek almost a half mile up trail. Intermediate distances to live water could doubtless be found. Downed wood is abundant, but fire quality wood is scarce. We encountered no sign of bears, however, they certainly would be no surprise. We arrived in late twilight, which appeared to be pitch black beneath the dense ceiling of leaves.