I could have crossed the stream at 1 mile, but Sadie dog was not quite up for it.  With a couple of walking poles you can get across the log bridge.  So we just wandered up the road a ways.  No bugs at all, which was nice.  And the new paved road to the trail is great.  Go enjoy!  A bobcat did make a move toward my dog at the trailhead, so keep Fido close by.

A couple of neighbor friends joined me in an old growth tree hunting adventure along the CCC trail.  We started at the Bessemer Road entrance and ended at the Cliff entrance with a 2 car shuttle.  The road is in good condition except for a few hundred yards of deep potholes just before the Cliffs trailhead.  The first unpaved section has now been partially paved. A small unpaved section here will eventually be paved in the summer after some of the cliff has been removed with dynamite.

The understory now is a perfect lush green.  Everything is covered with moss.  About 1/2 way up the Bessemer Rd there is nice grove of old Spruce trees. 

Along the CCC Trail we did an off trail detour to an amazing old growth cedar forest remnant.  There are also nice trees to be seen closer to the trail and within a mile of the Cliffs trailhead.

RT 5.3 mi with 800 ft elevation gain.