Mud Mountain Dam - Rim Trail, Mud Mountain Dam - River Trail — Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023

A beautiful day for a river ramble at Mud Mountain. It has been years since we visited and this trail was even better than I remembered. We parked before the last gate (which is closed due to the weekend. We saw one vehicle leaving and were the only car in the lot at 9ish on a Sunday. We set out on the rim trail, which follows the bluff along the river - it was breezy and chilly so bring your layers. There are peekaboo views of the river and beautiful large cedars along the trail. We then met the river trail and took it down to the river-it’s a bit muddy in sections but nothing too bad. We saw coyote and elk scat on this trail. We enjoyed a river view and turned back. We took the bog loop on the way back, which was interesting. We saw just two parties and one dog on the way back. This was an enjoyable late fall walk with lots of solitude.