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Cottonwood Creek
Two kilometers past Youbou, Cottonwood Creek is under the first bridge on the logging road. Each side of the creek has a logging road leading to different places. The road on the far side follows the creek for 5k along a slight incline until the road ends due to a collapsed bridge, replaced by a single log to walk across. Along the way, the creek is complete with many small waterfalls, potholes of all sizes and deep pools carved out by the high water levels in Winter. Foregoing the easy logging road and walking the creekside is a challenge due to the slippery rocks and carved out riverbanks but it's well worth it to see all the smooth potholes and shapes which the creek has created. Past the log bridge, the road continues up towards the summit of Mount Landale and Lomas Lake, although getting to either requires a bit of bushwhacking off the road.