Paris Creek Trail No. 1391.1- Jolly Mtn. Trail No. 1307.1/1307 Loop Trail is in good condition, except one slide area above Paris Creek, approx. six fallen trees, but easy to step over. The clearcut (approx. 4 years old) and associated logging road halfway up Paris Creek valley is not shown on any map and seems to extend the entire length of the checkerboard section.

Went up Jolly Creek and upper Sasse Ridge trails to the summit. My 15 year old 100 hikes book didn't mention the first two miles are through a 10 year old clearcut (nice views though). Lost trail about 1/2m below Sasse Ridge junction due to snow cover in basin. Patcy snow on ridge and 2' on summit. A Rocky Mountain type thunderstorm passed overhead just as I left the summit. Stood under a tree below the upper ridge trying to stay dry and avoid some one-second-away lightning bolts and some hail. The only folks I saw were hunkered down in a tent under some trees on the lower ridge waiting out the end of the storm on my way down. I returned via the logging road - it was a real grind back down to the horse camp trailhead. No snow on road, but it is gated at 2.5m due to logging on backside of Sasse Ridge. A long day, ~16m/4k'.

Drove up road#4315 hoping to start hiking at the road end. At about 4700 feet, just past the second from last road switchback there is a locked road barricade because of logging in progress. That adds about 3/4 mile of dusty road hiking before the trail head. However the logging is occurring on a branch road so that hikers do not encounter any activity. The weather was beautiful, cool a.m. and partly overcast p.m. The trail shows sign of having recently been logged out with fresh water bars. There are wildflowers, but they are past their prime. Lots of deer and coyote tracks and some bear scat also horseshoe tracks, but no sign of dirt bikes which often come up the West Fork Teanaway trail. The usual great views on top. Unfortunately there is graffitti dated Aug. 7 at the former lookout site on the summit. Saw no one else all day - a surprise for a Saturday. MRK