Park Butte — Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025

The forest roads were great up until the last 2 miles. Then there were potholes everywhere. Most cars should be OK, just very slow.
Arrived at 0843. Plenty of open parking spaces. Strangely, the lot never really filled up this time. That might have been related to the difficult crossing at Rocky Creek.
There used to be a (mostly) dry creek bed before you get to the main part of Rocky Creek where the temporary bridge is. This time, there was a lot of water flowing very fast, and crossing was a challenge. Some nice person added a log to an existing log jam near the old concrete bridge abutments. That stabilized it enough to get across with dry feet. Still, not for the faint-of-heart or balance-challenged. Other people used water shoes and poles.
As previously reported, the ripe huckleberries are abundant along the trail, especially near the start. The wildflowers are past peak, but still lovely in many places. Bugs were not a problem.