Started from the trailhead parking lot and headed west. Very muddy on the back stretch reaching the viewpoints. Otherwise Trail is in excellent condition.
NOTE: The lower section is closed due to nesting falcons, closing what is normally a loop trail. Once you reach the western tunnel under the highway, you have about a 1/4 mike before the trail closure. Keep in mind you will either head back the way you came, or walk the highway back to the trailhead. My hiking companion aggravated a precious injury and insisted we walk back on the highway. I don’t advise this in any way and would never do it again. From the trail tunnel above the highway 14 viewpoint to the trailhead parking lot is 1.9 miles of highway walking with no shoulder to walk on at times. Not worth becoming another white cross on the side of the highway.
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