CCC Road: Blowout Creek Trailhead — Saturday, Jun. 20, 2020

Started our hike around 2:30pm. The parking by the gate was full (there is only 3 spots) so we drove down a bit and parked at the Oxbow Loop trail and walked a short distance along the road. The trail is a gravel road to start, which was easy going. Slight elevation gain along the road until you reach the CCC trailhead, which can be accessed by walking across a log over a creek. Once across the creek, the trail was loamier and muddy in places. It also is starting to become over grown in spots. Currently there are many small creek crossings which can be slippery and challenging if you want to stay dry. About half way along the trail, it started to pour and at that point we stopped trying to keep dry when crossing the creeks since we were thoroughly soaked. There are TONS of ripe Salmonberries. Did notice bear skat on the trail (it clearly was enjoying the berries!), so be sure to be vigilant. The sun reappeared as we descended on the road again. When we crossed the small bridge on the way back, we saw a gartner snake and when we tried to avoid it, one of us nearly stepped on another one. They like to sun themselves on the bridge so keep an eye out. In all we only saw 4 people on the trail all day.