Dock Butte — Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022

FR 12 from Baker Lake Road has a lot of potholes (much worse than last year) but still okay for most vehicles (no Ferrari's).

We rode mountain bikes on FR 13, which is closed due to a washout at the Rocky Creek bridge.  6 miles and ~1800' later we arrived at the Blue Lake trailhead.  There is one big mud pit on the ride in and one large tree over the road near the trailhead.  Both were easy to get by.  The gravel road surface is in really good shape.

The trail to Dock Butte is in good condition.  There were a couple of small blow downs which were easy to get by.  There is one short scrambly section near the top of the Butte - this might be hazardous if the rock is wet.

We had an overcast sky all day, but the views were still gorgeous.  We did not see any other humans on the closed road or the trail.

On the way down we visited Blue Lake.