Ingalls Creek — Saturday, Jun. 21, 2025

My friend and I choose this trail for an overnighter as the weather forecast for our original destination looked like more than we wanted to deal with(high winds, freezing temps, rain/snow showers). We picked a lovely spot about two miles up the trail. After setting up camp, we hiked up the trail another two miles or so to explore further. While the wildflowers in the first few miles from the trailhead were sparse, we found more and more as we hit mile three and onwards. We had light rain for about an hour or two in the late afternoon, which wasn't an issue, but the trail is very brushy, and we got soaked from all the wet brush. I was glad to be wearing long pants. Ingalls Creek was roaring and provided great white noise to lull us to sleep. We spotted a rattlesnake slithering off the trail and into the brush on our way back; a good reminder to be aware of our surroundings as we hike!