Finding the Forgotten Flat trail from Silver Lake

Older maps show a trail from Silver Lake down the Forgotten Flat trail to the Silver Fork of the American River. It's largely been obliterated and the forest service has blocked the road to the parking area. Someone has ducked the early parts of the trail and, once I found those, was able to stay on the trail itself.

It's an excellent trail and I'm not sure why it's been removed?

http://goo.gl/maps/cGmEo

Hike around the marshy lake at Kyburz Flat

We've been enjoying exploring the Truckee terrain. Most of it is meadow mixed with pine forests and lots of streams. Kyburz Flat is a huge meadow and beautiful all year. I was there this year in the winter and earlier in the spring. We walked around on the other side of the meadow and took some pictures of deer bones.

There are two pictures of the marsh/meadow/lake. They are the same picture, one is a close up. Most of the "lake" is marsh grass with a few pockets of open water. Many ducks and geese are hiding in there enjoying the food and safety. Occasionally they would fly out.

These aren't good pictures, but these are what look like fairy rings. There is a small island topped with sagebrush and late spring wildflowers. There seems to be a ring of water around the island. There are several of these and they are stunning. I would like to do a flyover to get a good view of them. I suspect it would be a very muddy trip to try to wade out and see them up close.

There is also a picture of Commando just gazing around while we take a quick rest in the shade. Great day, walked for about 4K, very easy and I've been meaning to do this hike for some time.