This is the time to see Far Country Falls! It's different from Coal Creek Falls and others around here, because it's in a narrow channel that is quite overgrown, so the upper part is almost invisible during dry times.
I hiked up Coal Creek from the Coal Creek Parkway end, through the Red Town trailhead, Wildside Trail, to Far Country Falls, back via Indian Trail and Red Town Trail and Coal Creek again, about 8 miles round trip. You could certainly make it a lot shorter by starting and ending at Red Town TH.
The Red Town area has some seasonal ponds that are presently home to chirping frogs. It's amazing how loud those little critters can be at times. Beavers have built a dam near the intersection of the Wildside and Rainbow Town trails, creating an expansive pond where I saw a couple of mallards.
The Coal Creek trail is typical for this time of year: muddy in spots, generally when it's close to the creek but also on some shady slopes. Poles could be helpful in a few steep places.
I met about 20 people, 14 dogs (only 2 leashed but all well-behaved), and saw a half dozen abandoned poop bags (ugh).
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