Fourteen
adventurers showed up to hike the several
routes available along Brice Creek. Of the five
who went to the Upper Trestle Creek Falls, four
of that group also went to the Lower Trestle
Creek Falls, and big shout out to those four
hikers (they covered about 8 miles).
The other nine
hikers took the lower trail and visited only the
Lower Trestle Creek Falls. One of that group
continued all the way to the lower trailhead
while all the other hikers ended their hiking
day at the Cedar Creek Campground. Everyone got
in the amount of hiking they were looking for, a
good day had by all. Thanks to Nettie’s urging,
the Forest Service cleared all the trees that
were across the trail so our path was easy.
While scooting
under and clambering over fallen trees can be
quite invigorating, it can also get a bit muddy
in early Spring. We didn’t miss the downed
trees. As an additional note we encountered five
Obsidians from Eugene that were hiking the trail
that day. We outnumbered them, but they were a
bit faster than our group ... or perhaps we just
spent more time enjoying the scenery.