Taylor River - Otter Falls — Sunday, Mar. 2, 2025

Went up to the falls for a Sunday afternoon jaunt and wasn't disappointed. This trail is absolutely gorgeous, even on a cloudy day. There so many little creeks and waterfalls and the green forest carpet looks like something out of Lord of The Rings. That said, there are currently 3 reasonably precarious creek crossings. One of them is before the Marten Creek bridge, the other two are after. I'd highly recommend trekking poles as they help a lot with the crossings. There's some intermittent patches of snow here and there as well as a potentially dangerous downed limb. At about a mile-ish in, there's a broken tree leaning from left to right across the trail. It's currently supported in the y of a tree right of trail so make sure to pass it on the left and not walk under it. There's some more blowdown right before the turnoff to the falls but it's all fairly easily circumnavigated. The lake was a bit higher than normal and the waterline on the shore indicated that it had recently been even higher. I also noticed a few very early mosquitos and small flies so I'd bring fishing tackle if you're that way inclined as more abundant food and warmer water is likely to bring trout to the surface. All-in-all, a great way to spend a Sunday.