Clear Fork #61,Clear Lost #76

Looks like the Forest Service has been working on road 46, which ends at the trailhead for Clear Fork trail #61 in the Goat Rocks Wilderness. The huge ruts have been adequately filled in and the road is passable for most vehicles. It's still very rough in spots and in one place the side has caved in, but there's room to get by.

I hiked up Clear Fork trail to the junction with Clear Lost trail #76, and then proceeded up that towards Lost Hat Lake, but only to about 4800 ft. Clear Fork trail has been cleared of blowdown, at least up to the junction with #76. It's rough and rooted in spots like a typical horse trail. On Clear Lost trail there are quite a few blowdowns and some of the puncheon needs repairs. It wasn't muddy enough to be a problem, though. Spotted what looked like a great blue heron on a side trip to Lilly Lake but I'm no expert on bird identification.