10.5 miles of hiking • 2500' elevation gain •
Gorgeous sunny warm day and we felt like getting out to the Tillamook State Forest. We hadn't been to the Elk Creek area so we headed out there! The parking area outside the closed gate was almost full and we got one of the last spots on the north side of Hwy 6. There were no cars on the south parking area but it was full when we got back.
The trail is in excellent condition with only a couple obstacles. Almost nobody seen on the trail except for a single large Mazama group. One of hikers called out "Mileage Mike", and I was taken aback. I had met him and his wife near the Indian Point cutoff last year, and he still remembered me! I recognized them but didn't remember their names or where we met.. We had a nice conversation and then headed back to the TH, where we saw them again.
