A little jaunt today up the Granite Creek Trail to the bridge – I turned around there (it’s about 2 miles, and steep) to avoid getting tangled up in snow. Also, I wanted to drive farther east on the Middle Fork Road to see if I could find the Rainy Creek Trail, which is supposed to be not far from the Rainy Creek Bridge I visited last week after Stego Butte.
I did find the trail and went up a hundred yards or so. Looks challenging but I am sure Derek will be up for an adventure.
On the way down I saw a really cool root just off the trail:
At the Pratt River Trail trailhead you can take a short walk to a nice picnic area that has a great view of the river and Mount Garfield:
I also stopped at Camp Brown on the way back. This is also a very nice spot, it has a .5 mile interpretive trail with signs that explain the area was a logging camp way back in the day, then a sort of boy scout camp and then I forget what else, but is now a wonderful little spot with several picnic areas, awesome forest and nice-sounding river views.
Fun!