Bring a trash bag- TH garbages overflowing and some trash along trail, could use help.
Bring your own toilet paper for TH toilet.

River and falls swollen and gorgeous all the way up.
Started ~11:30a. Not busy, lots of parking. More arrived 12-1p, most stop at first falls.

Some steep inclines, but short before breaks. All dead/downed trees in burn area after first falls, but wildflowers and ground covers bursting up all over.

No snow but the road is still closed for the season past the resort.

There is a sign at the board at the TH stating that you are entering a burned area where trees along the trail may have been weakened from fire damage and warning that they may fall at any time. The area is to be avoided in high winds. About 65 yards from the TH you cross a new and sturdy bridge. The steps to get down to the trail have not been installed yet so getting down is difficult for short legs. Getting up on the bridge on the return to the TH was much easier. The steps have been cut and appear to be ready to install. You soon come to a junction which takes you to the lower viewpoint of the falls. After continuing steeply up the trail for 4 switchbacks, there is another side trail which takes you to the upper viewpoint of the falls. The trail is steep with some scree so being a wimp I waited while Bob continued to the viewpoint at Union Creek. After the initial steep elevation gain, the trail crosses a scree and rocky sidehill and then levels out with minor ups and downs. We hiked about 1.8 miles and had lunch at a washout area which can be crossed from above with care. From here we returned to the TH. 

Hiked in 1.8 miles through the burn zone from last year's Norse Peak Fire. Most of the forest along the trail was burned severely with many dead and burnt trees still standing. Very few plants and wildflowers present. No wildlife. Given the condition of the trees, I would not return for a couple of years until most of the dead trees have fallen, definitely not in the winter with rain, snow and wind.The trail is washed out about 1.8 miles in from run-off in a dry creek bed. Around 6 feet deep and 10 feet across. Can be maneuvered around by going uphill a little ways. We chose to return and visit the falls at the beginning of the trail. The area around the falls was not burnt but parts of the trail there were.

Photos linked below and at https://sfrphoto.smugmug.com/2018-Hikes/2018-08-19-Hiking-on-Chinook-Pass-Union-Creek-Trail/