Union Creek — Sunday, Jun. 3, 2018

Did the Union Creek Falls hike today. The falls are running really high right now, great time to go up. The first log bridge is good, the second bridge by the large falls is destroyed (from the fire last year), but there is still a burned out log that you can cross on. The area is probably 80-85% burned out, with A LOT of downed trees. Some trail maintenance has been done to get a few of the trees that are on the trail, but you still need to go over/around/under quite a few. The trail has MANY washouts/erosion spots on it, anywhere from 1 foot to around 6-8 feet across, I'm sure from spring runoff, and a lack of vegetation after the fire. They are only going to get worse, and there were many places where erosion is going to take out the trail, unless some serious maintenance is done. It's sad to see. I'm wondering how long the trail will be able to be kept open now, many parts of it are going to be completely washed/eroded away if nothing is done. It will be interesting to watch the area and see it's recovery efforts, enjoy it while you still can!