{"id":2888,"date":"2015-08-16T07:10:04","date_gmt":"2015-08-16T15:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/?p=2888"},"modified":"2019-12-16T18:34:09","modified_gmt":"2019-12-17T02:34:09","slug":"8152015-elk-lake-creek-trail-559","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/2015\/08\/8152015-elk-lake-creek-trail-559\/","title":{"rendered":"8\/15\/2015 &#8211; Elk Lake Creek Trail &#8211; 559"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div class=\"rw-trip-info\"><table style=\"border:none;margin:0;padding:0;\"><tr><td class=\"rti-label\">Date<\/td><td class=\"rti-value\">8\/15\/2015<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"rti-label\">Location \/ Trail<\/td><td class=\"rti-value\">Elk Lake Creek Trail - 559<tr><td class=\"rti-label\">Weather<\/td><td class=\"rti-value\">Sunny<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"rti-label\">Hiking Buddies<\/td><td class=\"rti-value\">Bodie (my dog)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"rti-label\">Start \/ End<\/td><td class=\"rti-value\">12:00 PM &ndash; 3:00 PM<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"rti-label\">Distance \/ Elev<\/td><td class=\"rti-value\">5 miles &nbsp;&nbsp; 700 ft elevation<\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div><div class=\"noPDF\" style=\"margin-left:30px; margin-top:20px; margin-bottom:10px;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: #2D6A2E; padding: 15px 30px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; border-radius: 30px; background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0.2), rgba(0,0,0,0.25)); display: inline-block; margin-right: 12px; margin-bottom: 8px;\" href=\"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/photos\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#128247; Pictures<\/a><a style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: #2D6A2E; padding: 15px 30px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; border-radius: 30px; background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0.2), rgba(0,0,0,0.25)); display: inline-block; margin-right: 12px; margin-bottom: 8px;\" href=\"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/MapViewer.html?q=https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/hikemaps\/GPSTracks\/2015\/ElklLake20150815.gpx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#128506; Open Map Full Screen<\/a><\/div><div class=\"noPDF\"><div class=\"g4MapIframe\" href=\"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/rhd-functions\/map\/MapAndElevationProfile.html?q=2015\/ElklLake20150815.gpx&#038;p=2015\/Elk-Lake-Creek&#038;sep=&#038;v=1793560828\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/rhd-functions\/map\/MapAndElevationProfile.html?q=2015\/ElklLake20150815.gpx&#038;p=2015\/Elk-Lake-Creek&#038;sep=&#038;v=1793560828\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rw-pad20 g4MapImage\"><br\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"g4MapImage\" src=\"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/mapImages\/g4map2888.png\" class=\"g4MapImage\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"rwTRH\">Description of Hike:<\/div>\n<div class=\"rw-pad20\">\nThis was to be a relatively easy hike &#8211; I wanted to take Bodie out &#8211; since his brain tumor diagnosis a few months ago, he is having a harder time getting around, but he still loves to get out hiking.  I don&#8217;t know how many more hikes I will be able to take him on.  This is a relatively level hike, and I thought going to the first creek crossing would be a good day &#8211; not too hard.  I had wanted to see this area since the burn a few years ago, so it seemed like a great option.<br \/>\nWe set out much later than I usually get out &#8211; I had to work until 3am, so I slept in a bit.  We headed out about 10:30 and got to the trailhead around noon.  Surprisingly, there were 3 cars at the trailhead, so I put Bodie on his leash.  We headed down the trail and shortly entered the burned area:<br \/>\n<a class=\"rhdg-photo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/photos\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek\/#p10681\" data-rhdg-post=\"2888\" data-rhdg-media=\"10681\"><img class=\"rhdg-photo rw-pad20 rwphoto\" src=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_120225-medium.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_120225-thumb.webp 400w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_120225-medium.webp 1000w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_120225-large.webp 2000w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_120225-xlarge.webp 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" style=\"max-height:672px;width:auto;height:auto\" alt=\"Entering the burned area on Elk Lake Creek trail\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIt is beginning to recover &#8211; there are seedlings EVERYHWERE, and there is some amazing resilience evident &#8211; these trees are blackened WAY up but are still alive and healthy:<br \/>\n<a class=\"rhdg-photo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/photos\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek\/#p10682\" data-rhdg-post=\"2888\" data-rhdg-media=\"10682\"><img class=\"rhdg-photo rw-pad20 rwphoto\" src=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_120644-medium.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_120644-thumb.webp 400w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_120644-medium.webp 1000w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_120644-large.webp 2000w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_120644-xlarge.webp 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" style=\"max-height:672px;width:auto;height:auto\" alt=\"These two trees (left side of screen) had huge burn marks all the way up the trunk but were still alive\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"rhdg-photo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/photos\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek\/#p10712\" data-rhdg-post=\"2888\" data-rhdg-media=\"10712\"><img class=\"rhdg-photo rw-pad20 rwphoto\" src=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_143227-medium.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_143227-thumb.webp 225w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_143227-medium.webp 563w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_143227-large.webp 1125w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_143227-xlarge.webp 1688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" style=\"max-height:672px;width:auto;height:auto\" alt=\"Tree is burned up quite a ways but still living\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nA little farther down the trail is the nice short waterfall on Elk Lake creek and the beautiful green pool below it:<br \/>\n<a class=\"rhdg-photo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/photos\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek\/#p10710\" data-rhdg-post=\"2888\" data-rhdg-media=\"10710\"><img class=\"rhdg-photo rw-pad20 rwphoto\" src=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_143306-medium.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_143306-thumb.webp 225w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_143306-medium.webp 563w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_143306-large.webp 1125w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_143306-xlarge.webp 1688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" style=\"max-height:672px;width:auto;height:auto\" alt=\"Another shot of falls and the beautiful pool\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nHere is a short video of the waterfall:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MqG_yzly3Zg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nThe creek crossing at Pine Cone creek is the start of official wilderness &#8211; this sign has seen better days, but it still standing after the fire:<br \/>\n<a class=\"rhdg-photo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/photos\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek\/#p10691\" data-rhdg-post=\"2888\" data-rhdg-media=\"10691\"><img class=\"rhdg-photo rw-pad20 rwphoto\" src=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_121931-medium.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_121931-thumb.webp 400w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_121931-medium.webp 1000w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_121931-large.webp 2000w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_121931-xlarge.webp 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" style=\"max-height:672px;width:auto;height:auto\" alt=\"This sign survived the fire, but just barely - the tree it is attached to is leaning a lot - Just before the Pine Cone Creek crossing on Elk Lake Creek trail\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWe crossed the creek and continued thru the fire area, finally heading out of the fire area into unburned forest:<br \/>\n<a class=\"rhdg-photo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/photos\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek\/#p10694\" data-rhdg-post=\"2888\" data-rhdg-media=\"10694\"><img class=\"rhdg-photo rw-pad20 rwphoto\" src=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_122337-medium.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_122337-thumb.webp 400w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_122337-medium.webp 1000w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_122337-large.webp 2000w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_122337-xlarge.webp 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" style=\"max-height:672px;width:auto;height:auto\" alt=\"Heading out of the fire area into unburned forest now\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nA little farther down the trail is this great campsite, right next to the trail at a point where the trail is right next to the creek.  It would be a very peaceful place to camp:<br \/>\n<a class=\"rhdg-photo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/photos\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek\/#p10695\" data-rhdg-post=\"2888\" data-rhdg-media=\"10695\"><img class=\"rhdg-photo rw-pad20 rwphoto\" src=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_123909-medium.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_123909-thumb.webp 400w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_123909-medium.webp 1000w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_123909-large.webp 2000w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_123909-xlarge.webp 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" style=\"max-height:672px;width:auto;height:auto\" alt=\"Elk Lake Creek near campsite\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIn this campsite was this interesting tree &#8211; Many people have carved their initials into this tree &#8211; it looks like it started by some survey crew &#8211; it is so old the bark has covered some if it &#8211; something MR NOR something survey crew 6 something &#8211; maybe in 1971?:<br \/>\n<a class=\"rhdg-photo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/photos\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek\/#p10696\" data-rhdg-post=\"2888\" data-rhdg-media=\"10696\"><img class=\"rhdg-photo rw-pad20 rwphoto\" src=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_123934-medium.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_123934-thumb.webp 225w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_123934-medium.webp 563w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_123934-large.webp 1125w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_123934-xlarge.webp 1688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" style=\"max-height:672px;width:auto;height:auto\" alt=\"Many people have carved thier initials into this tree - it looks like it started by some survey crew - you can&#039;t read all of it - something MR NOR something survey crew 6 something - maybe in 1971?\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nA little farther down the trail we explored an old side trail &#8211; it does appear on the maps, but the trail is overgrown in spots and has a lot of blowdown on it.  If you follow it all the way down to the creek there is an old campsite spot that obviously hasn&#8217;t been used in a long time:<br \/>\n<a class=\"rhdg-photo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/photos\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek\/#p10698\" data-rhdg-post=\"2888\" data-rhdg-media=\"10698\"><img class=\"rhdg-photo rw-pad20 rwphoto\" src=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_125329-medium.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_125329-thumb.webp 400w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_125329-medium.webp 1000w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_125329-large.webp 2000w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_125329-xlarge.webp 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" style=\"max-height:672px;width:auto;height:auto\" alt=\"The old campsite at the end of the trail\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWe explored down by the creek and then headed back up to the trail and continued down to the Knob Rock creek crossing:<br \/>\n<a class=\"rhdg-photo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/photos\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek\/#p10701\" data-rhdg-post=\"2888\" data-rhdg-media=\"10701\"><img class=\"rhdg-photo rw-pad20 rwphoto\" src=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_130956-medium.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_130956-thumb.webp 400w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_130956-medium.webp 1000w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_130956-large.webp 2000w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_130956-xlarge.webp 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" style=\"max-height:672px;width:auto;height:auto\" alt=\"Knob Rock Creek crossing on Elk Lake Creek trail\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAnd then very quickly arrived at the Welcome Creek crossing:<br \/>\n<a class=\"rhdg-photo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/photos\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek\/#p10700\" data-rhdg-post=\"2888\" data-rhdg-media=\"10700\"><img class=\"rhdg-photo rw-pad20 rwphoto\" src=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_131102-medium.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_131102-thumb.webp 400w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_131102-medium.webp 1000w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_131102-large.webp 2000w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_131102-xlarge.webp 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" style=\"max-height:672px;width:auto;height:auto\" alt=\"I think this was the Welcome Creek crossing\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThis is a picture of the mini waterfall on Welcome Creek:<br \/>\n<a class=\"rhdg-photo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/photos\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek\/#p10703\" data-rhdg-post=\"2888\" data-rhdg-media=\"10703\"><img class=\"rhdg-photo rw-pad20 rwphoto\" src=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_131132-medium.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_131132-thumb.webp 400w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_131132-medium.webp 1000w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_131132-large.webp 2000w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_131132-xlarge.webp 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" style=\"max-height:672px;width:auto;height:auto\" alt=\"Welcome creek mini waterfall\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAs we continued down the trail I found an old phone line insulator &#8211; After I saw this one I made a conscious effort to find more of them and ended up finding over 30 of them along the trail!  Some were just the loop (the ceramic insulator part had broken off), but probably at least half of them were still complete.<br \/>\n<a class=\"rhdg-photo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/photos\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek\/#p10706\" data-rhdg-post=\"2888\" data-rhdg-media=\"10706\"><img class=\"rhdg-photo rw-pad20 rwphoto\" src=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_131651-medium.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_131651-thumb.webp 400w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_131651-medium.webp 1000w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_131651-large.webp 2000w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_131651-xlarge.webp 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" style=\"max-height:672px;width:auto;height:auto\" alt=\"Old Phone line Insulator\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWe continued down the trail to the spot where the trail makes its first crossing of Elk Lake creek.  I thought this would be a good lunch and turnaround spot.  The creek is very shallow here and it is very peaceful.<br \/>\n<a class=\"rhdg-photo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/photos\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek\/#p10708\" data-rhdg-post=\"2888\" data-rhdg-media=\"10708\"><img class=\"rhdg-photo rw-pad20 rwphoto\" src=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_132300-medium.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_132300-thumb.webp 400w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_132300-medium.webp 1000w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_132300-large.webp 2000w, https:\/\/media.robshikingdiary.com\/hikes\/2015\/elk-lake-creek-mye6x017v40bwwk8\/20150815_132300-xlarge.webp 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" style=\"max-height:672px;width:auto;height:auto\" alt=\"First Elk Lake Creek crossing\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nJust upstream of the crossing is a tiny waterfall.  I took a short video of the waterfall and the creek:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yCNucqiD7lw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We are lunch and enjoyed the creek for a few minutes and then headed back.  I could tell Bodie was getting tired but he did very well.  The trip back was pretty uneventful except for meeting a family who was heading in to backpack somewhere.  They had a dog which is always a challenge with Bodie &#8211; it went fine &#8211; they passed us and continued down the trail.<\/p>\n<p>We got back to the truck about 3:00 and headed home.  On the drive home I tried to look for the short side trail down to the old &#8220;Oh Boy&#8221; camp, but couldn&#8217;t find the flagging.  I think this road has been brushed out and the flagging got clobbered.  They have done a fair amount of thinning up the 63 road and there is the Jazz timber sale happening up the 6370 road (didn&#8217;t see any clearcutting up 6380, but I believe there is some in the Jazz sale).  Once I got home I checked old notes about where it was &#8211; next time I&#8217;m in the area, I&#8217;ll see if I can find it.  It is 1.6 &#8211; 1.7 miles from the 6370\/6380 split.<\/p>\n<p>It was a nice, peaceful day in the woods.  I am grateful for the opportunity to be able to enjoy these beautiful places.\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Template for creating a trip report<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,5],"tags":[26,97,29,20],"class_list":["post-2888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tripreport","category-tripreport2015","tag-fourstars","tag-97","tag-bodie","tag-wilderness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2888"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2888\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robshikingdiary.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}