The trail passes through a burn area, and it was interesting to see how the area is recovering. All along the trail and as far as I could see, the forest floor was covered with fireweed, wildflowers, current, huckleberries, and small trees. Many wildflowers are blooming now, with many more still to come. The view from the lookout was pretty amazing in every direction. There were a lot of bugs at the top; other than that, they were not a problem.
We figured the trail had more elevation gain than stated in the trail guide, since we lost a fair amount of elevation as we hiked to the Butte.
From Dayton, it took us an hour and 20 minutes to get to the trailhead. Most of the road is gravel, and it is in good shape, but we weren't able to get much above 25 mph and often slower. There were even more wildflowers along the road than on the trail.
In spite of the long trip to the trailhead, we were glad that we did the hike and enjoyed getting acquainted with the Blue mountains.
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