Forest Route 7N03B was closed due to extensive washout damage, adding about 1.5 miles each way.Easy road walk.Washed out section at the Cedar Creek Trailhead.Arriving at the official trailhead at Thorn Meadows Campground.The trail enters a canyon.Shortly ahead, the trail exits the canyon to the right.Gaining Thorn Point's north ridge.One of many switchbacks along the north ridge.Taking a short detour along this rocky spur at 6,100 feet.View back from a minor prominence at the end of the spur.Rejoining the trail.Thorn Point comes into view on the right.Crossing a plateau.The trail climbs a couple gentle switchback to a northeast saddle of Thorn Point.From the saddle, view toward Thorn Point.Climbing the east slope of Thorn Point. Some large boulders here.View back.First view of the Thorn Point Lookout. The trail continues on the left.An abandoned shed just below the lookout.Inside the shed.Thorn Point Lookout.The top of the lookout can be accessed via a couple steep staircases.Inside the lookout. Caretakers keep it in good shape.Several registers are located in the cupboard above the desk.From the lookout, view west.View south.
