We've hiked this trail before and always found huckleberries. Fortunately, I brought along a plastic bag, so we picked a few. 
When we arrived home I used the huckleberries for a beef tagine, with dried apricots, tomatoes, carrots, turnips, red pepper, onion, garlic, and spices - Turkish Bahrat and Panch Phoron.Bharat and Panch Phoran are spice blends that impart stunning aromas and flavors in meat stews. Bharat is a blend of sweet red paprika, black pepper, ground cumin, coriander, cloves, cinnamon, cardamon, and nutmeg. They simmer in the tagine for several hours. Panch Phoran contains whole seeds - cumin, radhuni, fennel, fenugreek, and nigella - that I temper, then grind, and add at the end of cooking - they add a punch that enhances the Bharat.
Hiking the Gold Creek Trail and cooking with the huckleberries - a real autumn treat!
