CCC Road: Blowout Creek Trailhead — Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021

Set out with some Boy Scouts for a short hike along the Big Blowout Creek Trail. The snow level was ~1000’ with fresh snow from the night before. The trail was covered with up to 14” of heavy, wet snow the entire route. Fun for snowballs, but slow going. Several small downed trees made the trek more challenging, but easy enough to get around. Crossing the icy log bridge over Big Blowout Creek (located on the left at the Y in the trail) was daunting for some of the group but no one fell in and it made for great photos. We decided to turn around about 2.5-3 miles in once we got to what I feel was Wise Creek (based upon a prior trip report), because it looked unsafe to cross for our group. Although there was no rain, the constant snow, slush and water falling from the trees soaked everyone pretty thoroughly. A few good views of Mailbox peak, but no vegetation to see under all of the white stuff.