Out and back overnight from south trailhead to Silver Creek campsite. Anderson Creek still easily crossable with the bridge out with minimally wet feet at trail route (slightly trickier dry crossings by rock or log just upstream for those more confident in their footing and more picky about dry shoes). A few uncleared windfalls across the trail, most significant just south of Maple Grove campsites requiring a chest height scramble over the remains of a large fallen snag, all others were small enough to step over or around. While certainly not a destination-worthy leaf-peeping the occasional maples are beginning to turn for a lovely bit of additional color.
Had Silver Creek campsite to myself, everything well maintained and in good condition. Bear vault present and functional, open air pit toilet clean and in good condition.
Passed a handful of day hikers and one or two other campers, and a few trail runners. Wait quite a few trail runners. Wait how are there this many trail r-- oh, they are all wearing bib numbers. Yes, my research for this trip missed that I'd picked the weekend of the Baker Lake 50k and 25k. By no means ruined my trip but if you're hiking this in the fall you'd probably do best to plan it around the first weekend in October if you don't relish sharing the trail with several hundred runners. "On your left" will be echoing in my head all week...
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