CCC Road: Upper Trailhead — Friday, May. 9, 2025

Hey… today was a solo hike up one of my favs, the Upper CCC.

Got to the Middle Fork Campground lot about 9:30. Several cars and folks getting on gear. They must have gone the other way cause I had CCC all to myself. This hike is great for quiet solitude - saw just one biker and on the way out two pairs of folks going in. 
This trail has tons of lovely plants right now including: Solomons Seal, Lilly of the Valley, Salmon and Thimble Berry, Huckleberry, ferns and moss of all kinds and of course a beautiful surrounding forest trees. 
Birds I heard today included Pacific Wren, Black Throated Gray Warbler, Robins, Chickadees, Golden Crown Kinglet, Northern Flicker and while eating a quiet lunch, an Osprey flew overhead making its distinctive call. 

I hiked from the TH 1.25 miles to the big cedar snag, then beyond to the various stream crossings (most are completely dry and the couple that aren’t are simple to cross). Onward I went all the way to the intersection with the Middle Fork Road. That’s about 3.4 miles one way. 
Turned around and ate lunch just above the road, then headed back to the car getting there by 1:15. 
I’ll be back!