tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28950368391064600302024-03-13T12:03:24.055-07:00GottaGetGone.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895036839106460030.post-4359129185985266512022-04-29T18:06:00.005-07:002022-04-29T19:04:03.122-07:00Robb's Peak and Robb's Mountain Hut and Lookout<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vbSDX73B9Z9zaWyAzo0AOiUgTtsOrsYqeN8PjNwYABnz76IQk_ecSkd5FS2lK_b7ZOkPKRiKCVLyPWjbajKthdX5cBYeiJxYWhJ5iB06mcOkotyLRbP5sIizPHPDbbfo8k8rcRDpghqhJxNNSyFtDNFgFG4X8ZQWCoEI5p4UzXOagiHp4d1KGspv/s4032/IMG_7435.JPG" style="display: inline; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vbSDX73B9Z9zaWyAzo0AOiUgTtsOrsYqeN8PjNwYABnz76IQk_ecSkd5FS2lK_b7ZOkPKRiKCVLyPWjbajKthdX5cBYeiJxYWhJ5iB06mcOkotyLRbP5sIizPHPDbbfo8k8rcRDpghqhJxNNSyFtDNFgFG4X8ZQWCoEI5p4UzXOagiHp4d1KGspv/s600/IMG_7435.JPG" width="600" /></a></span></p><h1 style="text-align: left;"></h1><h2 style="text-align: left;"></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Robb's Peak</span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; font-weight: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;">Robb's Mountain Hut</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">El Dorado National Forest</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Elevation 6,686 ft.</span></div></span></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a name='more'></a></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDDED8JfH7_H1RShYhJY3_MeyTv49w8gBwbxEg5_9spuocKO3jFQiLSajoRuPpf5RY4avw8cjZopE2YWKw4bcwSpwc84rNJeGmvNmfZ57BLRHkKDHJfU5OPduyA0t_H_wI94-sfLNml2oRA1wCWKz_kFLYpKsottUXr_dC6_4yJcklf1bKZzPW33m/s1903/IMG_1F53E82A028F-1.jpeg" style="display: inline; padding: 1em 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1903" data-original-width="1284" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDDED8JfH7_H1RShYhJY3_MeyTv49w8gBwbxEg5_9spuocKO3jFQiLSajoRuPpf5RY4avw8cjZopE2YWKw4bcwSpwc84rNJeGmvNmfZ57BLRHkKDHJfU5OPduyA0t_H_wI94-sfLNml2oRA1wCWKz_kFLYpKsottUXr_dC6_4yJcklf1bKZzPW33m/s600/IMG_1F53E82A028F-1.jpeg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">The hike to Robb's Peak and Mountain Hut is a 6 mile total out and back hike. From a previous trail report posted by a hiker 4 days ago, we expected to have full snow all the way from the gate to the peak, so we brought snowshoes and poles and were ready for 6 miles of snowshoeing. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Directions to the trailhead: <span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Highway 50 east 21 miles from Placerville (8.5 miles east of Pollock Pines). Left on Ice House Road north 23 miles. Turn left on Robbs Peak road (13N31).Go 2 miles on dirt road and turn right at the fork. Travel 2/3 of a mile to the locked gate (access provided at checkāin), and continue on 1/3 mile to hut.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We did not have access through the gate, so we parked and hiked from here, which was our original plan. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMR5ap4b25ncNat-YIDxBWjh_pgjMFFEsfdwZU2JFhIiaDRiWJz49NjjjntF71lKav9PwtGbrOCS7Cue1hCv7WwvXdO2HGt15Hm2HNvN7Q_HBJHzkJRQg15fFN8Cs73Xz1FRQTdF3X-oCJDXmRNfN-wsvdA-sTBsJdheHRwyJfj_17bCtJ9XTguatg/s600/IMG_8416.JPG" width="600" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">When we arrived at the gate, most of the snow had clearly melted... </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">We strapped our snowshoes onto our packs and headed up the trail. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQnVzBYY0HonAMZIhnkmsBOzTq1orzuv5BBl8hHoHZr5GbPqQam5tzQYlB9muLQmW0PKU4_HiSNbMzwZm-38Bnd0h33AufBsS9mDgSuP627WBqYFgO0lIah3MUkoU-U44wA30VUgXt4U_b9S7egJX1tJrgQfLixW4FqskCHrJhUj1f6Klm0Bj1dnN/s600/IMG_8433.JPG" width="600" /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">This is a fire road, so the trail is wide and easy to follow. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBAYQ6xiH5Yj2WayPDy7JkPkWVjdT-BztEE298jP0opsy-uc1NZVJ8z-b_pwsY_tl_ORWsUMk0NCBSNa1wp8FppFhHZpCaJup1PXE6rBPnrSXDOD1WKS5fxxGNTOPQCxxUjMft55N8HHSpV3lWY_ErtpsIVUdG5Mlw_xImGR9WM4eiLalFwYRS1cef/s600/IMG_8434.JPG" width="600" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">The grade was nice and easy with gorgeous views all along the way. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2RJZ-H_CV92KaSBdZFMB9XHMHE19W08WQaJpPBaJ3CyPIr0C1Gu4ONXGY3EK_HT7NA1WiCuVXhJg2YGgJmGlSzJGkQhfLeUcJHuPNBCWufANM2GzgNFgpDR-fmOX7mSz07dwgWXAiPUS4zyMVx9OFgmy2z97xonF-w3QHj0W5D6QwVmzZaskYxbcm/s600/IMG_8419.JPG" width="600" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUteB5ICbZuAD8_X8X7iCwZaVPcNxSo4iw2urljDvTlWuV5jh8X2lPw89Jvfq-JzlMuuHnP3IB9tqGSYqYYvASN25DjKm47N5ar-AzKwFsLrGQHkaNHpsu_DJQCOHPSUIhfRgPsr9UylRjFsKJKMq3HBKrBqhmdRgP2Sfkvqs8nWldBI7zV4IHyYhR/s600/IMG_7441.JPG" width="600" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">After about a mile, we began to see more snow.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKm6GODOCIa3RJ91xCNqKB_b-5kqAwxVL9dQlC1AqbxpPIp41htdrrr45V5fV71Zo3V4GXwsQ9DXXw3qz6r8mWXMoszgLvOn5id9GNyelX7k-dXV7d2bu441UowGHIpgZ1JrwCtPkFCo5N2IDH-P9tN6-vr7lcnhisC3zgwSNm8ki9foQIpo_mFiBS/s600/IMG_7440.JPG" width="600" /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56mAzBYFUV_6PKKlMybYQY0cSfrJDFrcLJpg6SwoEUABk66g7NVal9wwhTq-LxwlAX_PTnfFbs7wXZbLCXQQWqPN0Mkg6DjCoT1EktXzjhZvL2G_OaVnAUu45KKYjD2G1amO513o3huutaAIyoNZxMs7U9luiqiNSDPGRZWHA4eE9sLynJLFceNlX/s600/IMG_8432.JPG" width="600" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrn0vr3PfkEDOVBtvtz4f3CApifQPs6zPBT447WdlJpFQZLyjkye7GyQckYAt3U6esaq82q15F-3KY26HXroLRvUGwuLW3Sdd7pssZr83Bw7h0KKCBeJmRVQ5uNqhkc_hdHtKguy4uocdpA6QivrPhVuYSEIq4CwIL-jdrEU6D19cgDFeRVIb1eeAA/s600/IMG_8420.JPG" width="600" /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Funny seeing these little caterpillars scooting along in the snow, but they didn't seem phased by the snow. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">They are perfect for gliding right over it. They don't even leave tracks. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSSo0-IjkiGgSoTtnH4dyMjJzCZv1-vbqwjtXlO20vEhse3AjAveDeraHs8m4QmioKNebT-IT07_M-59bNO3AHBzJvNqkPvmGuWjm-7EQibm-hUP3lYznznOzjCt44zGHc6LTD1_wjxZUp8gy9QM-Ysq3H6Gl4ymPUaQaKWoOSYwYBljaqJ5piJr8R/s600/IMG_8422.JPG" width="600" /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Can't beat the views. You can see Tallac, Ralston and Pyramid in the distance. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayXrVYeHxeiysAyHE0aWJP2C3Rk7bslQl1_FVetSNiMibj-xeJmXo892RIKtKA_sEOocjGO0tZIAOUBXbQR70nrQEgq7Y3DbUpmyE4cuipEWwDpANp0XVqr7SjeNnSsSKEp85lQ9qrfBZdHvWUHaUf-DPyzST2JXPV1K4Jk2j2jlNDnuFwae9aSAW/s600/IMG_8423.JPG" width="600" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It could be easy to miss, but about 2 miles in, there is a sign up in the tree that points to </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Robb's Mountain Hut. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkF3x_hKSafLB5PAWHBIBE64vvep-f5eR9exWxOyFQymgpIspVYDjkvXDYh3oXIFBAo2j3sLTKacqfnlYQDq0e2vpnHDBgtGDVvHv8ddUegG8Y6sdBlWV2-IdhsX3H8c2io39xHTd5Q5bEImC-gNsBnFuqEJL9jKVxVRf7aRO5W5-mAScUJLtgRuuy/s600/IMG_8425.JPG" width="600" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We thought we might be getting ready for snowshoes, but the snow was walkable. It's only 8-10 inches deep, so even if you posthole, it's not going very far down. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhytMk_Mrxf3nzKo90L3wctIFSwZUFAsXVNVfNo20ouSPtAEzHZl-hbqxEzlU0YR6ninbtAkfrXq-Y0LscWG9UpHEDtlg10TDMhJgcp19LlxxBLJ_xw0DzLRk9mOjw3yg7A76UHBsgekqTMWzvBQ-RFKc8_MYY6JGEXDgcqMMA95v51zq4JjObLKenn/s600/IMG_8426.JPG" width="600" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The snow does get deeper and deeper from here, but we are still just fine in hiking boots. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I'm glad to have poles though. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju1OqX3u60tFSm1JD7MkNWsSWNGWRzHq1MPrRgRr24tMQP0OgN0fXRQfyiTpv9dWwgT5sSQadjs4xxfyVhGyoRdRcNgfupVixHBRFAIad-Oll1Mn9khhb41Wlf6pBz-KiY4W-HraagzJ7p07xpH_uEoRgAZyxnUEw3fk75KCt3LSQL9RuC8cYGF0mQ/s600/IMG_7431.JPG" width="600" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The top is very pretty. 360 degree views of many of the mountain peaks we have stood on. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRknXZehzKcxrqvoGfU0H94Ku1kw1CwDNZQvkFOOmbGmX4WNeJ1hVd2Kdhs5tAwMEc773Mylzav_l9mpubM6xF2sJiwdZy9EaBL6qgt4e-og6xIIgq59ah5d_rU0a_ONoqr31FatyPBXt6btHtDnnAimDicCat8KKewGkxsfsudMlN3z_JMBavGJl1/s600/IMG_7432.JPG" width="600" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Robb's Mountain Hut is owned by the Forest Service and is available to rent. A couple were just leaving when we arrived and they said they had a great time and were just cozy in the hut. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This is almost clamping compared to how we normally travel. A warm, cozy cot, toilets and solar lights. I think we may need to make a reservation! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">You can get more info about reservations <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/eldorado/recarea/?recid=77822" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRETVxc80Yba0cB3ogoM9Stxj0M7ZjT4YTkEKVwcV3dE1jlphYACZS-OyCWsSE6Q5wmexKbkZW6lndqvRAA73eVumsgY78WU-lLkb2BHhT2P6g1aCbIT8ifturGeZNl9ZO9PPDKMruBqrwISq35HYwvo0ZoQh0moaN0RPy5taM39MfllTeCQUE4-9/s2048/134316117_1271319739921177_3965316272117585885_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRETVxc80Yba0cB3ogoM9Stxj0M7ZjT4YTkEKVwcV3dE1jlphYACZS-OyCWsSE6Q5wmexKbkZW6lndqvRAA73eVumsgY78WU-lLkb2BHhT2P6g1aCbIT8ifturGeZNl9ZO9PPDKMruBqrwISq35HYwvo0ZoQh0moaN0RPy5taM39MfllTeCQUE4-9/w640-h360/134316117_1271319739921177_3965316272117585885_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This is the layout of the entire peak, lookout, mountain hut and restrooms. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Chris had taken this on a previous trip up there a couple of years ago with his drone. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW5rFc9LNtt_wq2yXjcwpFMeEdSZgRaLsB1VxieiLwHC1i_ATdgS8IMYSEfXHQ9P2xp1dB6UKgCnZuZgC4xkic_5ZLE_QOX4rXxBlJ70f7cW8d3pw_u-AnPNz138W-tt2PX-uf9fslKeVnSPXptevUrEU-79NaVRLtZrHpbm8jUjPuVYbISNiciebq/s600/IMG_7433.JPG" width="600" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We stopped for a few minutes to enjoy lunch on the picnic tables. It was a little windy and certainly colder on the peak, so we were glad we had an extra layer. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXjywXEv2bwBZAB1rwi5J0ggr2a-ED33IWCy02EtjGnnG0ERVTQ6X9hQeyU0qFSQaxwgHwGAvFTEoGtkOBMHgf3txx5ZlgHXB4MH3w_AJ-pc7uqVri9VxN1ypdpRzloqaUhoq5wgz-PuBFYbX6pXZz-ULSJt_9rZa3K7wP4p3HFwe-pTEO6A6dlMGR/s600/IMG_7434.JPG" width="600" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Peakfie with the birthday boy! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJlXQOU2A6d3BbisxOu1U_Wcz7oNgkqoA3vrqLuCreJv8fajGaPi_0yfEQDYLyLTtjA4ENgmFmvbwepOm-T0EChJ2gZzdNxOOVwvpk4LPx3UGWudmdhkuFDYVvza6dTZm3lHV0OWtoRS9tIGUQis4J9R0TZ9pmIoG2jWaRV40e0kCCn4fW-Dl95nb/w640-h480/IMG_7430.JPG" width="640" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Taking in the views for a little longer before we head back down. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48UcChQ3rMstl4KDJd3z-Cfb939FMIUK5C2va1XxHU8bST1STxL5P4ovEbwjeHE-onpzgLdZVwjxhOEg4L6Cz66zi6MmpAg0rUBbDn4dAOwHzd8y5rLmJZC2rj6IvDKpy8Z7QxjYnw-GG_R7H5kq3Pr4nA90QNM39laUef_B2YQ2jH05ttyHwB9fn/s600/IMG_8429.JPG" width="600" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxfHrxT0joaTMRcgiO54nH-IwQdI0ekIxoeYoorhObp2fbeowh4Thd8dsaIumh2xi3YZEVYKoigAV0TR0DCxKVnY4kB3B6CbhEyjS1gZlWOZKC_Ei1SVBklR1QbcMKRpm-JZW7tRUJAC25ds9V9P8iCoFo_DWRNlL0YInsI2njcWrqUFjVZ0chSCqb/s600/IMG_7436.JPG" width="600" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3628" data-original-width="11846" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDyZ5E5JuMwFcYmDBjsf5y-TtgKi-AfzcyCq7EiTvg0amDW-cNvqCcBLPrQ_jIcFLMj9zkt9g22cncxpB8x0GTCV_wF6ZxruXn_mftONEc4G7pEoTN_7MdTVQt1b3ttL8PPxpSHq9VrJJA5-2nckR4lZrlJc229qmu9C5aWIo42AzswojDXKRB-Jko/s600/IMG_8428.JPG" width="600" /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The view from the lookout.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5wGSfNDNtnDY_UhXEqd5u8crn6SD_2QWsAiLqOJUJf2waOmVIaljFJexRgi37su61iBa_hX_MZLu-MJlGNlhWFdGJFLo1D5eDyNgK-ULtf82TK9Si8buTG_C8hHWr4B6utt5vN0KetiljG4AYt6kU-Rq2dfQwP2-ct8ntZoslmXnievvT5G22hL7T/s600/IMG_8431.JPG" width="600" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Making our way back down. We are pretty cold after having lunch in the wind so the buff and gloves are staying on. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjld61nwS4ilFNltpD6BLRz5oAhQR8tk5yID6AvxZJVnRf2GE_9ixnh_Lg48TxHX6Y3jfvf8IhmueJebJwy89nrB7IgRdJARb2JeTchJGvd28DhU3W0hNTK5R2NSrc-IxO7eZCbXlAp6p62sHDKf6-yxZv5Fs14VnHZ1fPAngHZIJfLJgrxlrZfVYUv/s600/IMG_8427.JPG" width="600" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The views on the way down were almost more stunning than the way up. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJUjvQaThSzijnblwX9Rya7Ytu-QeSmPiPwTUOX1cOHrDQ9iMKyMxS3w5qEKdjzMJuZH_k9RQ-1kP1J22gsQqO2_jxp6BGNg7XfuQnemeOgHphhLOfysv-tzuT6YIFlzAcVGxfKaON_2tOmp_N7J_4bWJOSbJ4dgS7AEa99uS4_oRMcLnAF87fiVKO/s600/IMG_7438.JPG" width="600" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1E2gICRx3EpDaaOPV64crzi9C0LwnfMkR4KWJ0bibx9YXGD27PEjuCFR4MlG7Rcoo7BPz-er2Q1XCRe86qk3T1kn5OBssAMsnDWW7cXY3sArILDXIyGMzW60D36JnUxcbx15brqjFDb_kveWRqmcJdBtZ-UmGNXX3B_iA0BXkJpi8FcpwODc6exeR/s600/IMG_7439.JPG" width="600" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNkbMSNP33Umw49-JavZzIhu9VhRMkC_ZlAulOYMMznU-BfvXGKOjF-i2_TzwTrUYTYJG7eCkDfyTu2c7Yx0dv7HVmUwkaa0XiCtTJwXYAxSji2co6K_6hxAMse8vsXdYHo81jqtkCd85oJ3jrt-OuAp5gt44j31txDdXgaJmv8qQiQN0U1hBfs0M/s600/IMG_8418.JPG" width="600" /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Making our way back to the gate. It was a very nice day hike. Not too strenuous. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Snowshoeing the 6 miles may have been a bit harder, but a pretty easy hike. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It took us 1.5 hours to hike to the top and just over an hour to come back down. 6.2 miles total. Total elevation gain was just over 1,000 ft. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This would be a great family hike, especially as more and more of the snow melts. </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0WJ39+P3 Jones Place, CA, USA38.9042613 -120.382364538.477919859472365 -120.93168090625 39.330602740527638 -119.83304809375tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895036839106460030.post-71682601913717847522021-01-16T08:42:00.003-08:002021-01-16T08:42:53.954-08:00Salt Creek Loop Trail via Olmstead Loop and Knickerbocker Creek Trail<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhc3qyFWxm7yWkkVLQMxFy1vc3CrmA5bgRA_bmQ3ISEzPV5emEXNFz6ys0lX7Q_dkgonuq0As3fMAIbppmHSGwmVeB1Fr7_P3pNt3T0KQIJMYBjZ3r_nnQceFYsepQrSsMaz7eNECcYFE/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+40.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhc3qyFWxm7yWkkVLQMxFy1vc3CrmA5bgRA_bmQ3ISEzPV5emEXNFz6ys0lX7Q_dkgonuq0As3fMAIbppmHSGwmVeB1Fr7_P3pNt3T0KQIJMYBjZ3r_nnQceFYsepQrSsMaz7eNECcYFE/w640-h480/Salt+Creek+-+40.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Salt Creek Loop Trail</div><div style="text-align: center;">via Olmstead Loop and Knickerbocker Creek Trail</div><div style="text-align: center;">Auburn State Recreation Area</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cool, CA</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhyphenhyphen433E36np011fzLF6h_zh8CfFqcS8Ifm7rxvhPiY9R1Nkz8jxIbCudM2btUAN6einXLm4gR8zlY1PfTALnbvQSUyEXZU8835D2abUAM_2CGKPRNSabQXXoDf0AADUIpMuKq9ocQs4A/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1631" data-original-width="2048" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhyphenhyphen433E36np011fzLF6h_zh8CfFqcS8Ifm7rxvhPiY9R1Nkz8jxIbCudM2btUAN6einXLm4gR8zlY1PfTALnbvQSUyEXZU8835D2abUAM_2CGKPRNSabQXXoDf0AADUIpMuKq9ocQs4A/w640-h512/Salt+Creek+-+1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></h2><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijd7pkS2DUeaC_EP5e2WJj20T2m0oQumG4eKo0JMkVTcOM_uftsGpQPC1nssRixu4RUGGUetLMO1P8B3voh2laAvN0o9GpdVKLvt3aGx40eEu-t6Kww94ero1-cQS9qXgWP-kLotXkDF0/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijd7pkS2DUeaC_EP5e2WJj20T2m0oQumG4eKo0JMkVTcOM_uftsGpQPC1nssRixu4RUGGUetLMO1P8B3voh2laAvN0o9GpdVKLvt3aGx40eEu-t6Kww94ero1-cQS9qXgWP-kLotXkDF0/w640-h480/Salt+Creek+-+2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Signs to the parking area. There is a $10 fee for parking.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUIdgKHPcODVV_WciPB1qb_uflCEhdKDam31x53uHs5TYVAzbTCsRcwWFnhVNbPz9bjnigqscG10bVWRkT0AqGn-GRCiwBe3JSiiHzDx7ke_kF0kcPGIRQYVG7WUDoUsMjnUErYQZN0sQ/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUIdgKHPcODVV_WciPB1qb_uflCEhdKDam31x53uHs5TYVAzbTCsRcwWFnhVNbPz9bjnigqscG10bVWRkT0AqGn-GRCiwBe3JSiiHzDx7ke_kF0kcPGIRQYVG7WUDoUsMjnUErYQZN0sQ/w640-h480/Salt+Creek+-+3.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The parking lot next to this one is for horses and trailers, it's very active. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lots of horseback riders utilize this trail system. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6kNBcK97_gfNyoVGK9GNZjpESxqAKYInuUOHF31RH6zzjnEMB-zjWhgSkqlDHtXSSa3xQhxQQgSXUwSNYjFYov6yxIWcPhzBLDmH1SsgUC9iCq_acVkJhAwFqhji3uAEHTjlvcoTWHU4/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6kNBcK97_gfNyoVGK9GNZjpESxqAKYInuUOHF31RH6zzjnEMB-zjWhgSkqlDHtXSSa3xQhxQQgSXUwSNYjFYov6yxIWcPhzBLDmH1SsgUC9iCq_acVkJhAwFqhji3uAEHTjlvcoTWHU4/w640-h480/Salt+Creek+-+4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I chose to park around the corner for free... </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrTKd2bIT3K1qRTgq73vrZCglwwPYWYYalhNFGYUZ0AKCuZ2AGu6ZW2urY-peug1TRZJ5a97vsr21Oqo_5mW0fPL91n40sPjE-TuDi593ApKonmAqUyAExDn-G9RFDiK5Vgn-jkJ89NTc/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrTKd2bIT3K1qRTgq73vrZCglwwPYWYYalhNFGYUZ0AKCuZ2AGu6ZW2urY-peug1TRZJ5a97vsr21Oqo_5mW0fPL91n40sPjE-TuDi593ApKonmAqUyAExDn-G9RFDiK5Vgn-jkJ89NTc/w640-h480/Salt+Creek+-+5.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And there is a trail connection right in the parking lot. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbDT3QAlHz6Ae0t3v_Yajn9-STKONuMP0hUvetffB6LnSVhoCUh1AeoIR-p9ek9tHZrDebRsD2r2FqAXQkZ_PC2yNEEn5s0bRPJTA140a2iI6aYsRKh5Vqj0auiKpEatE9YooO0TqcE0/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbDT3QAlHz6Ae0t3v_Yajn9-STKONuMP0hUvetffB6LnSVhoCUh1AeoIR-p9ek9tHZrDebRsD2r2FqAXQkZ_PC2yNEEn5s0bRPJTA140a2iI6aYsRKh5Vqj0auiKpEatE9YooO0TqcE0/w640-h480/Salt+Creek+-+6.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The equestrian parking area has a bathroom with vault toilets. It was very clean and tidy. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3sVVhgr2Eec9zELGPa3yZ2_d0vrRMLnWaAfbehCA5Zmq2D2_U-TZsPSfYqOK8GZV-T0AyGihTqoTYB_NhUH3BpzQ9Fu7oOmr7PZHIU1_5ZlLs2ItBzF4elHHrtKF8vzqoppO5edn0XI/s1760/Salt+Creek+-+65.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="1760" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3sVVhgr2Eec9zELGPa3yZ2_d0vrRMLnWaAfbehCA5Zmq2D2_U-TZsPSfYqOK8GZV-T0AyGihTqoTYB_NhUH3BpzQ9Fu7oOmr7PZHIU1_5ZlLs2ItBzF4elHHrtKF8vzqoppO5edn0XI/w640-h496/Salt+Creek+-+65.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My proposed route. I came down the east side of Olmstead loop and </div><div style="text-align: center;">connected with the Salt Creek Loop Trail. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I went in a clockwise direction. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Then came back up Knickerbocker Creek Trail back to the parking lot. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVvVbLrW40meeYXcdfSa_Lpkh68Rc4CEansx1oPBgzvTC5hvqvC7Y1jnyCT0kVBY7zuvRJmJgCQ743kddrJ8HcgnwSkVNQvXt5ydP6k55cN6ixZubdYVJL9nzevBjlO76Ui-3TowUK2I/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVvVbLrW40meeYXcdfSa_Lpkh68Rc4CEansx1oPBgzvTC5hvqvC7Y1jnyCT0kVBY7zuvRJmJgCQ743kddrJ8HcgnwSkVNQvXt5ydP6k55cN6ixZubdYVJL9nzevBjlO76Ui-3TowUK2I/w640-h480/Salt+Creek+-+7.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The trailhead. You can choose either Olmstead loop straight or Knickerbocker to the right. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJka24LbFJ66Pthmaig6Vk8qk7r0LyKctqxYU2x0XPEySRHDw8K6Y4gU28Wa9uDls3_4O57Aa6a1X-5oI-BqiRIiJY1B_eHqwT0eiSCrhXCynatzfsyIEvQjZu1jI1wl2sAIC92kS5JZc/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJka24LbFJ66Pthmaig6Vk8qk7r0LyKctqxYU2x0XPEySRHDw8K6Y4gU28Wa9uDls3_4O57Aa6a1X-5oI-BqiRIiJY1B_eHqwT0eiSCrhXCynatzfsyIEvQjZu1jI1wl2sAIC92kS5JZc/w640-h480/Salt+Creek+-+8.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were a few areas of muddy puddles to navigate around. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Tgu_ObXa4bc2WKgx76ovn6RxnNgn5NnW2ga0E6GTJphSO7yw1Y1Qggz6LIz0x_WZDm18TWlNu74xoouT2vDB6BUGWGjaY5hEC-8ZbFZ8dKPRASZtmyvlh-MU_iIR463rtbiUB4JA99M/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Tgu_ObXa4bc2WKgx76ovn6RxnNgn5NnW2ga0E6GTJphSO7yw1Y1Qggz6LIz0x_WZDm18TWlNu74xoouT2vDB6BUGWGjaY5hEC-8ZbFZ8dKPRASZtmyvlh-MU_iIR463rtbiUB4JA99M/w640-h480/Salt+Creek+-+9.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trail is easy to follow and mostly dirt. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xRrFPcTkdY4X3zpIqvHAz0bi2sDdl-pueG5XZLKh50xXC9cqPR3yAuC59FZm4ZK6iDy3uzQvstT3TcyFH0vg9M1MlMEc6X49cwKPl33JuttJShaIq1YqX0AhWlbwvx0cxjxyO3ZlEfQ/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+10.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xRrFPcTkdY4X3zpIqvHAz0bi2sDdl-pueG5XZLKh50xXC9cqPR3yAuC59FZm4ZK6iDy3uzQvstT3TcyFH0vg9M1MlMEc6X49cwKPl33JuttJShaIq1YqX0AhWlbwvx0cxjxyO3ZlEfQ/w640-h480/Salt+Creek+-+10.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbIxZyFFlU_E_Yv_3jl8N9emrlNX0PlJ0_s5Dpj08Zs6yIEqCBK6esAmywRvs1wSHenpUjSIk-jlTwx7rHyh5Et-5cezj8Lv42NqIqQhwHiKYUDhkStiZAaXdTJhbxTblHuyFPgJytQM0/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+11.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbIxZyFFlU_E_Yv_3jl8N9emrlNX0PlJ0_s5Dpj08Zs6yIEqCBK6esAmywRvs1wSHenpUjSIk-jlTwx7rHyh5Et-5cezj8Lv42NqIqQhwHiKYUDhkStiZAaXdTJhbxTblHuyFPgJytQM0/w640-h480/Salt+Creek+-+11.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A nice little bridge. After crossing, make a right to stay on Olmstead loop, it's not marked. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Gf14EXquhrga4qB4wfTXJeXjicNAi1qOy3Lcnr2ym8W4BB_dNOA96lzzQsjdgeNHrza1tnaHgZyEeYrAJjNVfJ9oDDjlWjE0-JSLUQEvW4hc2yiFxTfzx2Gpw2bc8h6K1qCbwtj3Kfo/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+12.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Gf14EXquhrga4qB4wfTXJeXjicNAi1qOy3Lcnr2ym8W4BB_dNOA96lzzQsjdgeNHrza1tnaHgZyEeYrAJjNVfJ9oDDjlWjE0-JSLUQEvW4hc2yiFxTfzx2Gpw2bc8h6K1qCbwtj3Kfo/w640-h480/Salt+Creek+-+12.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I decided to turn here to head towards Salt Creek. If you continue straight, you stay on Olmstead Loop which is a very large loop. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4aOe_J8k-xTcGGi6-OgnqAckptVWt4smxYC1RTZ4o3QsfTMLcv9K9ESGyzNbyADYope2qtW5W8lukC6rZWYERXh1bnASq8Fik_b_R9Rwt4u8qjtdRJSDK_1DBpZCBJUk81MgMIF7wQ0/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+13.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4aOe_J8k-xTcGGi6-OgnqAckptVWt4smxYC1RTZ4o3QsfTMLcv9K9ESGyzNbyADYope2qtW5W8lukC6rZWYERXh1bnASq8Fik_b_R9Rwt4u8qjtdRJSDK_1DBpZCBJUk81MgMIF7wQ0/w640-h480/Salt+Creek+-+13.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">pretty foliage for January. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIY_5uYBGHja_4mMtoJ5Sf71Y69i98lDYdji6vvciojKoaHD2qRz2iJ3XKn27vtZTVw3R-6UQ63gFXzDrEkHQ77Zq_AKV86uEzRZji62uuSesnlydjVfSxjYk5sHREvrgAflzDZ_RMHL0/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+14.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIY_5uYBGHja_4mMtoJ5Sf71Y69i98lDYdji6vvciojKoaHD2qRz2iJ3XKn27vtZTVw3R-6UQ63gFXzDrEkHQ77Zq_AKV86uEzRZji62uuSesnlydjVfSxjYk5sHREvrgAflzDZ_RMHL0/w640-h480/Salt+Creek+-+14.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRYxKizXhBlIwu-DSwyZeMgfSvGYWTW9tkJEVM3nc_GnHnW19c1wUe-j0Rfub1yYYW_SRFps-oT1_wo8r5jbyNWQfyR4qwU6hkm1lGGCt91c9-vojisYJ25mMOEo1ym52aACSxf5t9HI/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+15.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRYxKizXhBlIwu-DSwyZeMgfSvGYWTW9tkJEVM3nc_GnHnW19c1wUe-j0Rfub1yYYW_SRFps-oT1_wo8r5jbyNWQfyR4qwU6hkm1lGGCt91c9-vojisYJ25mMOEo1ym52aACSxf5t9HI/w640-h480/Salt+Creek+-+15.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are quite a few of these types of connections. Some are not marked. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieaC5FTts_ewG1GAcDwoxRVWEFUekgjGaLnFFwdubv1Z94MC4z5mGJFxEkqi5sM95ciGzSt2vvzqrqW9lilrOHdlVoApUoWibq8OdWKLzfOYIf6G7lFr6iQ8C-_JpvDRWVwtW4F20jalQ/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+16.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieaC5FTts_ewG1GAcDwoxRVWEFUekgjGaLnFFwdubv1Z94MC4z5mGJFxEkqi5sM95ciGzSt2vvzqrqW9lilrOHdlVoApUoWibq8OdWKLzfOYIf6G7lFr6iQ8C-_JpvDRWVwtW4F20jalQ/w640-h480/Salt+Creek+-+16.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To get to Salt Creek Loop, we will cross the road and stay on Olmstead. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PP_iI-P-d6ZiQ2Rc4f7Tm3eLxRvRC1St47LPcrYjOHoUXhG2iDCeofrK4kdwjmJxBdOBD83XmXUIkcOO7wYPo4dm7SaIIKkW7WdjhiwNXKZwyKVco4zQZQOmtd7AlyZYfJj5CwtATAY/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+17.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PP_iI-P-d6ZiQ2Rc4f7Tm3eLxRvRC1St47LPcrYjOHoUXhG2iDCeofrK4kdwjmJxBdOBD83XmXUIkcOO7wYPo4dm7SaIIKkW7WdjhiwNXKZwyKVco4zQZQOmtd7AlyZYfJj5CwtATAY/w225-h400/Salt+Creek+-+17.jpeg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQa4HiFQpSH4KgxaVUP1zkmSP8aJ5WEk0ye53AO4KjlWZQShyphenhyphenlOK4u7XN_5R0YNRzF3c88eagO3RN7UOx18YxcBCGEde45Kbi76FY_FsKRufKH0S8ZPczSDfn6lQ1SXDLQhI7u3JeWug/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+18.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQa4HiFQpSH4KgxaVUP1zkmSP8aJ5WEk0ye53AO4KjlWZQShyphenhyphenlOK4u7XN_5R0YNRzF3c88eagO3RN7UOx18YxcBCGEde45Kbi76FY_FsKRufKH0S8ZPczSDfn6lQ1SXDLQhI7u3JeWug/w640-h480/Salt+Creek+-+18.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Across the road...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvWwGNqRGADIR3UM8tki7EcXajD4fxBLrgHJOJ0Pf1H0pCclwUa2BTRDfLaCLIvxzi1sjMon5caE_efcnxFnkAE3dWTu1Ymv_n_3pxJQaaG3wuWMLWCwQp5AQUZZq0R9QYjI69P6w1DHo/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+19.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvWwGNqRGADIR3UM8tki7EcXajD4fxBLrgHJOJ0Pf1H0pCclwUa2BTRDfLaCLIvxzi1sjMon5caE_efcnxFnkAE3dWTu1Ymv_n_3pxJQaaG3wuWMLWCwQp5AQUZZq0R9QYjI69P6w1DHo/s320/Salt+Creek+-+19.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5x1CbITn-8mQB3L_sGuH050qiyBnZjfeQQUlZZEcatMpCHviJN86d8urc2t-sjLouapKT8HjsZB22eN58H4LK5YtCG6oRgm7dVteoNLPP0q0W0WVVWcYJsjfAMMkXPpTjW64QG1iVoc/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+20.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5x1CbITn-8mQB3L_sGuH050qiyBnZjfeQQUlZZEcatMpCHviJN86d8urc2t-sjLouapKT8HjsZB22eN58H4LK5YtCG6oRgm7dVteoNLPP0q0W0WVVWcYJsjfAMMkXPpTjW64QG1iVoc/w640-h480/Salt+Creek+-+20.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is where all the trails intersect. You can take Olmstead, Knickerbocker and Salt Creek from here. I made a hairpin turn to get on Salt Creek Loop in a clockwise direction. Taking the second left would put you on the loop in the opposite direction. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZSPpBJ0OybhrXevVDe52kHvR4no5WbhSrN5OpwZdGWggHP3yoxJJSVH2MuxvmYTG1yVre205G_rBwqXVg0QWv6Rkf-7h5hQV68fcLp2NIoAw3QlCN6tM0PTJtDdiKRSJCnroH8JuO-s8/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+21.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZSPpBJ0OybhrXevVDe52kHvR4no5WbhSrN5OpwZdGWggHP3yoxJJSVH2MuxvmYTG1yVre205G_rBwqXVg0QWv6Rkf-7h5hQV68fcLp2NIoAw3QlCN6tM0PTJtDdiKRSJCnroH8JuO-s8/s320/Salt+Creek+-+21.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UGRH7jxYXhVPKtokuKjqZAnooprQtHEiQ0K58viWAsHefUfyTQSm28tg7CMrSMYisd_IYndzAIch1OVDC8xTCubEHzMOCuzkl1Q1pMeKFytnfuvHoUR2td3RUHjwcHXOKXWqI2Bb0P0/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+22.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UGRH7jxYXhVPKtokuKjqZAnooprQtHEiQ0K58viWAsHefUfyTQSm28tg7CMrSMYisd_IYndzAIch1OVDC8xTCubEHzMOCuzkl1Q1pMeKFytnfuvHoUR2td3RUHjwcHXOKXWqI2Bb0P0/w640-h480/Salt+Creek+-+22.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trails are well marked. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCBoB17tj8n15s0qmLIQcGH6QxkjNPpUsyHzFOr8wMFUO0pWv1iJc4_rFK3MakwULkyiufaIAk8efn4_3rzMOtSrSnFHGP00SvzbPAqS8MV8JfAD3z8f0wlDKJqtD-58ez9zY4TQwV_SE/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+23.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCBoB17tj8n15s0qmLIQcGH6QxkjNPpUsyHzFOr8wMFUO0pWv1iJc4_rFK3MakwULkyiufaIAk8efn4_3rzMOtSrSnFHGP00SvzbPAqS8MV8JfAD3z8f0wlDKJqtD-58ez9zY4TQwV_SE/w640-h480/Salt+Creek+-+23.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqAlT5vVGe54-NIU5ITWQlm_6rO_qRkwg7nlQnaG8jeYz-1oQCxEhPOnGNBYCMOcgZQlGZXMFgOrl7y8S5h25LpFLDvsbLEY7LkzrTxYXFbPdCiFQXIlQdfFVEGJ4a3qDI4vJSnL5BYVs/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+24.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqAlT5vVGe54-NIU5ITWQlm_6rO_qRkwg7nlQnaG8jeYz-1oQCxEhPOnGNBYCMOcgZQlGZXMFgOrl7y8S5h25LpFLDvsbLEY7LkzrTxYXFbPdCiFQXIlQdfFVEGJ4a3qDI4vJSnL5BYVs/w640-h480/Salt+Creek+-+24.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The loop trail has more elevation and is a little more rocky than Olmstead. Not as many horses on this trail. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgeyX8NNaIGrC13ctKm-nnLZNhyphenhyphen56EPHoRFsaJZKtw6i1frUx7pxeB3F_RcBWZTd_I_zocELmwp5HpriPvi2krIU28v5JEhi2yO0BV7jqMQBKwoWt_H9zm4FB5KhJVuEQR0nOix3HEHw/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+25.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgeyX8NNaIGrC13ctKm-nnLZNhyphenhyphen56EPHoRFsaJZKtw6i1frUx7pxeB3F_RcBWZTd_I_zocELmwp5HpriPvi2krIU28v5JEhi2yO0BV7jqMQBKwoWt_H9zm4FB5KhJVuEQR0nOix3HEHw/w640-h480/Salt+Creek+-+25.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMa6y2LAgVLTdxZBuAGzO5B01NvD2Oy35IyGg4CVDJQ6N_kLQT_YzaHqyErdaWF_fUiLexV9kzOT3JKp5eaXTI2qnGEf2IonqfEMr2tmib1d1T_VvG4u3iDp82Lsize9bm9uwaXvioCGY/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+26.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">North Fork of the American River. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6UhEdmUYXfo4cPgTzgZGUdJU4PCpKG5XBFooJ2vmi_2RVHSWRvwlwKgOIZ-wkSaFo787J72JHi3h1Cs7Cf0yIgdGhrWygaagQwoxg0dFv4ILDD6hwwj7cBMoHung698X5XSaz-9E4dBc/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+37.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6UhEdmUYXfo4cPgTzgZGUdJU4PCpKG5XBFooJ2vmi_2RVHSWRvwlwKgOIZ-wkSaFo787J72JHi3h1Cs7Cf0yIgdGhrWygaagQwoxg0dFv4ILDD6hwwj7cBMoHung698X5XSaz-9E4dBc/w640-h480/Salt+Creek+-+37.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK8fP47T0rcaB8YutVr5MDoUUvEUehVLNw_b09RdGHlQZBsU5pluUg-Rk3RL3ZLbnCb1hwWhFFG-nWoQ7HBEAha9jEoHxfiGfWT0ZCPneEh5Pn5sphPDzW7QZM6ft7xqLyfGbROkXg4eA/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+38.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Switchbacks take you down to the bottom of the canyon. Several hairpin turns. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1mJFibE8OSmWz4Gt6VwxVCdnb9-c54BOMLAR5maD5ON2yF-Z1TqisYqbf_isi1utzrVUv6zmLQjUL1ymCZrbbuk5FqrPFLDSqxkDAWe7g-K1fnlS3Qx_jKJMiCb2oMs5UR_naeO-Rgs/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+41.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1mJFibE8OSmWz4Gt6VwxVCdnb9-c54BOMLAR5maD5ON2yF-Z1TqisYqbf_isi1utzrVUv6zmLQjUL1ymCZrbbuk5FqrPFLDSqxkDAWe7g-K1fnlS3Qx_jKJMiCb2oMs5UR_naeO-Rgs/w640-h480/Salt+Creek+-+41.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is about as close as you get to the riverwhile staying on trail. It's pretty. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Was hoping for a quiet little place to have lunch next to the creek, but I didn't want to climb down to the waters edge. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJ8BCirjlj9xchiGdDB8YUOjLSWdjVVKBdo0T0rMtXrLbDft3Gu5yGur5HpBJxk4I2IvYqmKWGkkVzdNat9cS5Gxg2LKHINx7aG__nOP9s1gtUX0rhr1XaFMd-UEWccT5AXXSn-biFBA/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+42.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJ8BCirjlj9xchiGdDB8YUOjLSWdjVVKBdo0T0rMtXrLbDft3Gu5yGur5HpBJxk4I2IvYqmKWGkkVzdNat9cS5Gxg2LKHINx7aG__nOP9s1gtUX0rhr1XaFMd-UEWccT5AXXSn-biFBA/w640-h480/Salt+Creek+-+42.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3BHT_g3g4tkRsLN-7PqvRWJBs9hHird18skx-MyegSshjeRvKeXgmtik37GoTwBE8WeBlTJ2aVa8SAdv1ZqvVsVLHzTL5ohvqnffvetSDuOoHY2mJ1I8nuEHX_cZaYm5lQjAjeCgRCkg/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+43.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCqJn4_eG_kPv2QqX4V_vk8-lNaKyOdOyZX5xmSoM9_slNkr_zV3N0Z7b39QbejbgeVh34Mi6D2hi58dGXdYf6IEymcU5VdQtdEUMj0OX3fNElDUkFkRpBSn3r-V-FDlEfjQ5z6iRXkU/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+45.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCqJn4_eG_kPv2QqX4V_vk8-lNaKyOdOyZX5xmSoM9_slNkr_zV3N0Z7b39QbejbgeVh34Mi6D2hi58dGXdYf6IEymcU5VdQtdEUMj0OX3fNElDUkFkRpBSn3r-V-FDlEfjQ5z6iRXkU/w640-h480/Salt+Creek+-+45.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The trail continues on...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj49o4iXNILyefBAik6ReAn9iD2rvEuOBE-8dEpNFKXbuRKW82pxs3c3J_18nXuTXX9-ix4Wmi8smxa9s7cYAbByb98WjwcvAgX4dFax3fcdi36MIgcHGL_jgPX0CGezJ0byLOZ5WZ6LYg/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+46.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">On the way back up, I passed the small dam</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7y4P1mci3-Ly8MFRqbh6R3uPwOheUxN6mkEHT4Kh13Aeqc3kd9LMjpdcpqU0lMafOk97Yub-rQYH2yTTUC53Q89opuIIadzbUFWvd-mcKax1q5oujX_1rus6DVbL_UI61pLYKjJPXmRc/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+48.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7y4P1mci3-Ly8MFRqbh6R3uPwOheUxN6mkEHT4Kh13Aeqc3kd9LMjpdcpqU0lMafOk97Yub-rQYH2yTTUC53Q89opuIIadzbUFWvd-mcKax1q5oujX_1rus6DVbL_UI61pLYKjJPXmRc/w640-h480/Salt+Creek+-+48.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And up I go! Coming down, you don't notice the grade, but there are no switchbacks in the direction. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a gradual 2 miles up. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFW4LxhAK7Iu2rB-I2aj-9-8uVwxD-IfapjTQwIuL5dCmbyl9CRnVfzqmvrDxe_crbFEUUvKHgrBwc4cx3uoHaCVxQnV9hNa51om9tKAyOWmSar6bTWw-1rwtTVZGfU-vnutTl_cCe2E/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+49.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFW4LxhAK7Iu2rB-I2aj-9-8uVwxD-IfapjTQwIuL5dCmbyl9CRnVfzqmvrDxe_crbFEUUvKHgrBwc4cx3uoHaCVxQnV9hNa51om9tKAyOWmSar6bTWw-1rwtTVZGfU-vnutTl_cCe2E/w640-h480/Salt+Creek+-+49.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRDO8vtwqbjX2rOkZSQecp8B32fdVs2aQ2M3hkXMTku-z0sNsO0X1H-bRzZWI-iJ-P3OxTnxJeM8zEm4mkRy7LI9CGnqJysOCZUhiTlPW8WXmbW-C79DCAD6FUj1A8HIeBtlPTOR2S2A/s2048/Salt+Creek+-+50.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Another water crossing and back to the trailhead. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was a nice days hike, not terribly difficult except for the long grade coming back out of the canyon. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Parking lots seemed busy, but I only encountered two other hikers and no horses on trail. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">8.75 miles round trip. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com07200 St Florian Ct, Cool, CA 95614, USA38.8892283 -121.016716310.578994463821154 -156.17296629999998 67.199462136178852 -85.8604663tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895036839106460030.post-40363517693678279022020-08-20T14:22:00.003-07:002020-08-20T14:22:31.487-07:00Lake Sterling loop hike to Mossy Pond<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is a campground at the end of the road and when we pulled up, we looked at each other and thought</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> "Way too many people here, this may have been a bad choice."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are both happy with serenity on the trail.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgVDzL8rK_9s0QoBnYYMpK1aJYwEa6-DIl7ZimgnicHi-blzC1JUfxIC_nx67hQ4m_MwUh3wIf4iqdDulB5MYJQ17cPrshv2y3ZSqsQ3AzBFM3UAVKelAFK1-nnmakFfPl2ghl5FZvwM/s1600/8-2020+Lake+Sterling+to+Mossy+Pond+hike+-+14+of+82.jpeg" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #0066cc; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgVDzL8rK_9s0QoBnYYMpK1aJYwEa6-DIl7ZimgnicHi-blzC1JUfxIC_nx67hQ4m_MwUh3wIf4iqdDulB5MYJQ17cPrshv2y3ZSqsQ3AzBFM3UAVKelAFK1-nnmakFfPl2ghl5FZvwM/s640/8-2020+Lake+Sterling+to+Mossy+Pond+hike+-+14+of+82.jpeg" width="640" /></a><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Up this little slot...ā¦ā¦..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwVqBs8PyDc6PuhbGhM3kLpgHUNHHXoubGi_nGolIDCf2wBo6qgs-Q83tUyL46TpltkuXPv8JO8VQNDOyMvH2C1miOtmScsMXj0wQAkXyYjGpceLFk2bANQg32LPACepSNvYx0bOP0Uo8/s1600/8-2020+Lake+Sterling+to+Mossy+Pond+hike+-+13+of+82.jpeg" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #0066cc; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwVqBs8PyDc6PuhbGhM3kLpgHUNHHXoubGi_nGolIDCf2wBo6qgs-Q83tUyL46TpltkuXPv8JO8VQNDOyMvH2C1miOtmScsMXj0wQAkXyYjGpceLFk2bANQg32LPACepSNvYx0bOP0Uo8/s640/8-2020+Lake+Sterling+to+Mossy+Pond+hike+-+13+of+82.jpeg" width="640" /></a><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.........and taking in some pretty spectacular views.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After skirting the southwest rim of Sterling lake you'll drop down this rocky portion and come to a dam crossing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJIziQ4dCa0ZZkqWTP2ZD5OFiMgOQ5IzM4srcuHY07_kOTh0E2qkKFGZkiEoyv_93SaTr9_ElVA_2JZ_EfJ3nER8LycoO9cLvRp-2ZA4w2nZlpSKzvtIB7DMmuHkAl7baa7WZjMnHADI/s1600/8-2020+Lake+Sterling+to+Mossy+Pond+hike+-+11+of+82.jpeg" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #0066cc; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJIziQ4dCa0ZZkqWTP2ZD5OFiMgOQ5IzM4srcuHY07_kOTh0E2qkKFGZkiEoyv_93SaTr9_ElVA_2JZ_EfJ3nER8LycoO9cLvRp-2ZA4w2nZlpSKzvtIB7DMmuHkAl7baa7WZjMnHADI/s640/8-2020+Lake+Sterling+to+Mossy+Pond+hike+-+11+of+82.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A dam good crossing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In case you missed it, there is some red trail tape in the bush...ā¦.this will become very important, pretty soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtJLwQchF9zOzGzP5NM6Ln14EAYML7Va9WQlPJL1EysUNIx8Zrm4KyiwTIUyETsLYnHfqmkoyvHuhAxFYfZj8QjMyPq94CPjc3b0IGYj9FugznRNudIY4SeLaftJQP-j0td6nQuUEdZ8/s1600/8-2020+Lake+Sterling+to+Mossy+Pond+hike+-+18+of+82.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtJLwQchF9zOzGzP5NM6Ln14EAYML7Va9WQlPJL1EysUNIx8Zrm4KyiwTIUyETsLYnHfqmkoyvHuhAxFYfZj8QjMyPq94CPjc3b0IGYj9FugznRNudIY4SeLaftJQP-j0td6nQuUEdZ8/s640/8-2020+Lake+Sterling+to+Mossy+Pond+hike+-+18+of+82.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The trail was a little rustic in spots and though, clearly marked...ā¦.you had to pay attention and look for signs of being "On....On" trail.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More of a beautiful alpine lake, than a pond. There is also some nice campsites at lakes edge that would be pack or 4x4 accessible.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3G9k9z7p7f2945aEoBEB3FAW7IWW11GImOM-iNSJAfVIFGhcl4reV_hyTyxvavuqAn2tXRzlfbWs9HPsS55rc2oeLEexMxUkioZDn_ljEuZv45k93clbMN7Qje9U9vGs1TiV-YF4ZZ74/s1600/8-2020+Lake+Sterling+to+Mossy+Pond+hike+-+47+of+82.jpeg" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #0066cc; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3G9k9z7p7f2945aEoBEB3FAW7IWW11GImOM-iNSJAfVIFGhcl4reV_hyTyxvavuqAn2tXRzlfbWs9HPsS55rc2oeLEexMxUkioZDn_ljEuZv45k93clbMN7Qje9U9vGs1TiV-YF4ZZ74/s640/8-2020+Lake+Sterling+to+Mossy+Pond+hike+-+47+of+82.jpeg" width="640" /></a><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is the maker letting you know where to make the trail connection back to Sterling Lake...ā¦.note that this marker is now blue for the Mossy Pond East Trail.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and another one...ā¦...enough already, with all these beautiful alpine lakes! Seriously, taking in all this beauty is kinda slowing us down.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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At the base of Mount Ralston</div>
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With the blistering 100+ degree heat and quarantining for months, we decided we needed a little mountain air and cooler temperatures. I only recently learned about Ralston Lake and although we have climbed Mount Ralston many times, I've never been to this like. It was time to fix that. </div>
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Ralston Lake is located just at the base of Mount Ralston and it is accessed mainly via the Lake Aloha Trail and then taking the trail towards Tamarack Lake. </div>
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Usually when craving mountain air, we are also craving some solitude. If you ever want to hike this trail from Echo to Aloha or Ralston, be prepared to share your space with lots of people. We counted 282 people that either passed us or we passed them! That's more than we have encountered in the last four years of hiking combined! Saying that this trail is heavily trafficked is an understatement. On the plus side, everyone we encountered practiced trail courtesy when passing and attempted social distancing where safe, most had masks on and available.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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The Lake Aloha Trailhead is located at the top of Lower Echo Lake. </div>
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Getting there is easy, parking is another story. This parking lot was FULL when we arrived in the morning and this is how it looked when we left, still pretty full. </div>
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People also park along the street, several will come off the trail with tickets on their windshield. You can park along the road, but your wheels have to be completely off of the pavement. </div>
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We found a place to park right off of the road and snagged it. We geared up and headed out to the trailhead, which is about 1 mile away. </div>
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But wow, that's the worst smelling restroom I've ever been in. I'm sure it's heavily used, but even with a mask on, I could barely breathe. I'd rather just pee in the woods. </div>
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There is a small boat ramp here at the Chalet. People were launching kayaks on the lake. We may want to try that one of these days. Would be a great place to paddle around for the day. </div>
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This trail is part of the PCT and the Tahoe Rim Trail. </div>
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The trail follows the contour of the mountain, just above the waterline. Providing beautiful views of Echo Lake. </div>
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The trail continues and moved from soft dirt paths to walking on large granite slabs. </div>
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Meandering up the hill. Rocky</div>
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Here you can see both Lower and Upper Echo Lakes. </div>
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Our first peak at Tamarack Lake</div>
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We continued on towards Ralston Lake </div>
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A beautiful view of Ralston Peak from the opposite side. </div>
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There is a trio of ponds (unnamed)</div>
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The trail becomes much harder to follow, so look for the cairns. Can you see the cairn? </div>
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And here it is! Ralston Lake at the base of Mount Ralston. </div>
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A very pretty alpine lake. </div>
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And a great place for lunch! </div>
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Cagwin Lake</div>
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One more last look at Mount Ralston</div>
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We were able to find it quickly, but that sky is starting to look angry. </div>
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It did rain on us a little bit. Felt great and cooled things off a bit. </div>
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The storm quickly passed and now we are on our way back to the trailhead. </div>
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This somehow reminded me of Beeker from the Muppets. </div>
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Lake Cascade, Cascade, Idaho</div>
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As we were taking the scenic route from Boise to McCall, we decided to take in a hike along Lake Cascade. </div>
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As soon as we arrived, we were awe struck with the beauty around this lake. </div>
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We found this trail not far from the parking lot. </div>
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It meanders along the edge of the lake. </div>
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We weren't sure where the trail actually was since it appeared more like a road, so we ventured through the campgrounds and found this trailhead marker. We then discovered it took us right back to the road. Yep, that's the trail. </div>
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This tree made it's home right in the rock. </div>
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Rocking it...ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦.on the rocks.</div>
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The trail is right on the waters edge. </div>
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There are occasional story boards with information about the area or the wildlife. </div>
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Not sure we've ever seen a dandelion this big in California. </div>
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The trail continues on. At times we could see remnants of the railway that was once here. </div>
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The dark black line shows where the railroad once was. Abandoned towns to explore......well, at least the ones above water.</div>
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The trail is 5.3 miles each direction and is a straight out and back. </div>
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Very easy to navigate and for any skill level. </div>
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You could cycle, run or walk your dogs. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">via Big Meadow / Tahoe Rim Trail</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">El Dorado National Forest - South Tahoe Basin</span></div>
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If you're looking for a great day hike or even a potential overnight backpack spot, you've got to check out Round Lake. Its at the southern most portion of the Tahoe Rim Trail near the connector to the Pacific Crest Trail at Meiss Meadows, which is just another 2.5 miles south. its just about 3 miles into Round Lake from the Big Meadow Trailhead.</div>
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At Big Meadow Trailhead there is plenty of parking and restroom facilities. </div>
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This trailhead is pretty popular as there are many trails to access from there......arrive early.</div>
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The trailhead is located off Highway 89 at Luther Pass</div>
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Quick gear and map check...ā¦ā¦ā¦...away we go.</div>
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Right out of the trailhead you do have to cross the highway, we call this the "Run For Your Life" section..... Be sure to look both ways.....twice!</div>
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Right after the road crossing, you begin an ascent that's moderately graded and easy to follow.</div>
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Plenty of well maintained stair sections along this trail.</div>
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Your hike up is along a creek, so you'll be in and out of these beautiful aspens.</div>
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The first trail connector you see is the junction to Scotts lake. </div>
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This trail is popular with mountain bikers.</div>
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Crossing Big Meadow Creek</div>
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The first "Big Payoff" of this trip is the view coming into this alpine meadow, Its just under half a mile long and truly a beautiful sight.</div>
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The next trail junction is the turnoff that will take you to <a href="https://hustzkergies.blogspot.com/2017/08/dardanelleslake2017.html">Dardenelles Lake</a> , we packed in for an overnight there a few years back.</div>
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Round Lake now comes into view.</div>
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We decided to stay right, along the trail and skirt the north end of the lake to do a little exploration.</div>
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We spotted this little island and what appears to be a peninsula just beyond.</div>
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We made our way out onto the peninsula and found a great lunch spot.</div>
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And a great, after-lunch nap spot as well.</div>
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After lunch (and a nap) we did a little exploring around the lake. We scouted out plenty of great campsites. Here I'm looking down into a creek that feeds from here to the Upper Truckee River.</div>
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We have been locked down for the last few months and couldn't wait to get back out to nature. We were really needing to get away for a weekend and un-plug. As soon as the travel restrictions eased and parts of National Forests reopened, we hashed a plan. We would get Shirley Scamp out of storage and hook her up to Pearl (2020 Ford Ranger) for their first outing together. We decided on the Crystal Basin because confirmation with park rangers assured us that most of the forest service roads were open and that meant dispersed camping (Boondocking) was acceptable. </div>
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We both have lived in Northern California our whole lives. We have driven past Bridal Veil Falls, off highway 50, hundreds of times. We finally stopped for a photo opp, and to recheck all the towing gear connections were good, before we ventured off road.</div>
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We made our way up Ice House Reservoir road until we found Pickett Pen Road, now we are getting dirt on our tires. This road is easily managed with most vehicles or at the very least, high clearance vehicles......no 4x4 required.</div>
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This beautiful spot had been trashed by thoughtless and inconsiderate campers. It was almost a deal breaker and we discussed moving on, but we decided to have some lunch and then do some cleanup.</div>
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We rebuilt the trashed fire ring and repurposed the grate from the shot up Ozark Trail camp stove to be the base for the logs.</div>
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First campfire of the season, and it smelled amazing</div>
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Foil wrapped hot rock for warming the bed, temps would be in the upper 20s overnight.</div>
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Taking in the views from our campsite as we prepare to head out on our days adventure. Hiking fire roads up to Two Peaks and attempting to summit one or both.</div>
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1.5 miles as the crow flies, but over five miles hiking along forest service roads.</div>
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About a mile down the road from camp we come to a gate that blocks access to the road and across Big Silver Creek. Knowing that motor vehicle access was blocked insured some quite roads for hikers and bikers.</div>
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Just past the bridge we saw this old rusted object, it looked like a boat pontoon but the front portion was bulbous and the rear came to a point. It had a brass screw plug and another opening that resembled and old gas screw cap...... Maybe a fuel tank of some sort?</div>
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Two Peaks East in the background through the trees and here is we connect up with a hiking trail leading us towards the Two Peaks trail which runs north, and to an easier approach for the climb.</div>
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And here is the trail connection as designated by the rock cairn on the log and some blue trail tape on the manzanita.</div>
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We got back to camp with time to relax and make dinner...... and catch a beautiful twilight after sunset.</div>
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Each year, for the past five, this weekend has been reserved for a three day music festival in Napa called <a href="https://www.bottlerocknapavalley.com/">BottleRock</a>, but this year COVID19 has put everything on hold, so I created a Socially Distant BottleRock experience, right in camp for us both.</div>
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LED disco lights, music from the artist schedule to appear this year and a slide show of the prior four festivals.</div>
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Cahuita National Park in Limon Province on the Caribbean Sea, Established in 1970 this park protects 2,635 acres of beach, mangrove, marine and tropical rainforest-lowland habitats. One trail winds between the beach and forest from the Kelly Creek station at Cahuita village, around the point to the Puerto Vargas station.</div>
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The walkway and entrance to the park. It is technically free and the park revenue is derived from donations, so don't be stingy, its a beautiful area and needs your support.</div>
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The remnants of an old exploratory well drilled for oil in the early 1900s</div>
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Some fearless Costa Rican Banditos, they have a slightly darker coat than the North American cousins.</div>
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An older section of boardwalk that elevates the trail out of the mangroves and swampy areas.</div>
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The yellow eyelash viper is quite something to see, but as with most colorful snakes, itās a very venomous one too. Though it might seem you canāt overlook it, the snake actually isnāt that big.</div>
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Also known as the little apple of death</div>
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Hello there! This monkey was curious about us, but just sat and watched us for a while. </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Thunder Mountain</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Elevation 9,414 feet</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: left;">Thunder Mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California is located east of Silver Lake and west of Kirkwood Mountain Resort in the Eldorado National Forest. Thunder Mountain is the highest peak in Amador County </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: left;">31.1 miles of hiking</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: left;">5,000+ feet of elevation gain</span></div>
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We have some unfinished business with Thunder Mountain. Several years ago we spent some time at <a href="http://hustzkergies.blogspot.com/2016/06/shealor-lake.html" target="_blank">Shealor Lake</a> and made an attempt at bagging this mountain. We were turned around by large snow fields and no snow shoes. Little did we know we were quite far from the peak and even with snowshoes, may not have made it. Since then, it's been on our "unfinished business" list. </div>
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We've been talking a bit about thru-hiking and what it would be like to experience a multi-day, multi-camp adventure. After our last trip to the area, Chris was very interested in hiking thru to Highway 88 and crossing over to bag Thunder Mountain Peak. He did the planning, we both got the time off of work and the wheels are set in motion for a grand adventure. </div>
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Our 4 day, 3 night adventure takes us from Caples Creek Trailhead to Thunder Mountain Peak and back or as we called it......... the Loop to Loop hike.</div>
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We are packed and ready to go! Chris' pack weighed in at 36 pounds and mine was a whopping 42 pounds with food and 1 liter of water. I may have to re-think some luxury items when we go out next time. </div>
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Our trip will once again begin at the trailhead to Caples Creek. We have ventured into this area several times and have had great multi-day adventures. </div>
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You can read about our last trip to Caples Creek <a href="http://hustzkergies.blogspot.com/2016/09/backpacking-silver-fork.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. There is so much to see and do in this area, it's endless. </div>
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The trailhead has parking, a few camping areas and restrooms. We are sure to use the facilities before the wilderness becomes our only restroom option. </div>
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The last trip through this area we made camp on the opposite site of the river near Forgotten Flat.</div>
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The trail makes a sharp 180Ā° turn here and starts to head up, </div>
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If your wondering what off trail hiking looks like...... this is it.</div>
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Nestled right by the river. </div>
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There are times when you say <i>"that's an awesome idea!"</i>. This was one of those things. I mentioned that I normally have a place for my boots to keep the spiders out, but didn't bring a bag this time. Chris suggested closing off the opening with the days dirty socks. Brilliant! (and after a hard days hike anything brave enough to go through those socks can have the boot ;-)</div>
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<b>Day 1 STATS</b></div>
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5.04 miles with 1,028 feet of elevation gain. </div>
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We were on trail for 4 miles and seriously off trail for the last mile. </div>
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Literally on the river, morning view out the tent.</div>
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Pushing through the manzanita to get to this meadow that we skirted around to avoid the heavy wooded route into camp.</div>
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Around one meadow and then over some rocks and we are finally back on trail.</div>
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This section was about .5 miles and 500 feet of elevation gain.</div>
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This is the connecting trail from Caples loop Old Silver Fork Trail. </div>
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It's on the map as 17E20.</div>
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Trail marker says 2 miles to highway 88. This route leads you up and over a ridge with gorgeous views to either side. Just another few hundred feet of elevation gain.</div>
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The views starting to open up on the south side of the trail.</div>
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Now along the top of the ridge the views to the north come into view, </div>
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Pyramid peak is way, way back in the distance.</div>
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Getting some forest love from the big trees up here.</div>
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At 2 miles the trail ended here at forest service road 10N16A, we noticed quite a few established campsites at this junction.</div>
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We are taking the Horse Canyon Trail onto the Thunder Mountain loop.</div>
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But first we have to get through this nasty section of spiky stabby plants.... aka Dick Bush.</div>
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This section of trail was well used and easy to follow.</div>
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Our first glimpse of Thunder Mountain while on trail.</div>
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Examples of the volcanic rock now more evident on this trail.</div>
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By this point we were both running low on water and we had initially intended on making camp near here. The hike in was past more than one dry creek bed so we were worried we would have to detour 2 miles back down the mountain to Silver Lake to camp to have access to water. </div>
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Then suddenly we hear it............. running water. Never been so happy to hear or see water. </div>
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The topography of this area on the map and all these plants are telling us a spring is nearby.</div>
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And we found it........ a beautiful mountain spring, flowing down between Thunder Mountain and Thimble Peak. Now to find a flat place to make camp.</div>
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Flat located and time to make camp. </div>
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We made camp here. </div>
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With the shadows getting long and the mountain turning gold, it was time for a sunset.</div>
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and mosquito repellant.......... Charene missed a spot.</div>
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Sun setting on Thunder Mountain.</div>
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Beautiful sunset over Silver Lake. </div>
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And back to camp for the night.</div>
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<b>Day 2 STATS</b></div>
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9.11 miles with 2,260 feet of elevation gain.</div>
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Unable to get into our boots overnight, the giant spiders crept under our tents fly.</div>
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Still all smiles even though neither slept well. Something about sleeping at higher elevations seem more difficult....... that and the sound of heavy feet through the brush around our tent at 2 am.</div>
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From camp it was about 2.5 miles to the peak, hiking through some of the prettiest alpine trail we have been on. Our overall pace was quite slow, probably one mile per hour. Not because of the difficulty or elevation, but because we kept stopping for the views and to take photos.</div>
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Another hiker on the sub-peak, enjoying his private view</div>
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This is where we made our next trail connection near the trailhead at highway 88.</div>
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This is the beginning of the Castle Point Trail and it is about 2 miles long.</div>
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Looking down the canyon towards Caples Creek.</div>
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Looking over the barricade and all down the canyon, you could see remnants of broken bottles and glass, apparently it was the areas dumpsite.</div>
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The road is a little rustic but there is car camping available right off highway 88 at Martin Meadow along with some vault toilets.</div>
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We made camp here away from the highway and the other campers, </div>
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<b>Day 3 STATS</b></div>
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9.0 miles with 1,493 feet of elevation gain.</div>
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Caples Creek, filtering more water and trying not to fall in... again. </div>
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We found two great camp spots on both sides of the creek..........we just need to get across the creek.</div>
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We often talk of a likely bear encounter, but we have now had TWO encounters with rattlesnakes. Both times, Chris has walked right on by and the snake must be agitated and BAM, they are coiled and rattling when it's my turn to cross their path. This juvenile was just on the side of the trail. He was coiled and rattling, but even when provoked with a trekking pole, never struck at it. Chris took his pole and relocated him farther off the trail. When mentioning this to oncoming hikers, we also heard that others had seen a rattlesnake near the river. We thought they did not live at this elevation, but after consulting Google, it appears that Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes live up to about 6,500 feet. We were just under that level. Now we know that when we get high, we don't have to worry about danger noodles or poison oak, but down low, all bets are off... and rattling. </div>
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A great backpacking adventure if you're up for it. You could also abbreviate the trip into smaller loops for one or two night trip. In total over 30 miles and into two counties including topping out at the highest peak in Amador County.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Lassen Volcanic National Park</span></div>
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Hiking Lassen has been on our list for quite some time. We finally got a few days to make the journey North to Lassen NP and decided to hike both <a href="https://hustzkergies.blogspot.com/2019/07/brokeoff-mountain.html" target="_blank">Brokeoff Mountain</a> and Lassen Peak. We drove into the park and camped at <a href="https://scampcamp.blogspot.com/2019/07/manzanitalake.html" target="_blank">Manzanita Lake Campgrounds</a>. </div>
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<i>(click on the links to see the write-up about each place)</i></div>
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Although we were planning on an alpine start each day, we ultimately made it over to the mountain at about 8am. </div>
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Still plenty of snow. </div>
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The trailhead parking lot. This early in the morning it is just about empty. </div>
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The trail heads up right from the parking lot. </div>
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After reading trail reports and reviews, we know that the lower third of the volcano is still covered in snow. As it warms, it will become quite slippery. We've donned micro spikes for this portion of the hike. I also have trekking poles and gators. May be a little overkill, but I'd rather be prepared than not. </div>
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In between patches of snow. Decided to keep the spikes on and just walk on the sandy parts. </div>
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Another large snow field. </div>
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Lassen National Park is a beautiful place to visit and like most National Parks we have been to, there can be lots of crowds. If you're interested in avoiding those crowds, make your adventuring starts in the early morning hours. We found that the park crowd usually gets out after 10 or 11 am and that's when the park seems very busy.</div>
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Now Get out there and Get Gone!</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Brokeoff Mountain</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Lassen Volcanic National Park</span></div>
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We made our way through the forest and into the Park. We camped at <a href="https://scampcamp.blogspot.com/2019/07/manzanitalake.html" target="_blank">Manzanita Lake</a> for several nights and hiked Brokeoff Mountain one day and <a href="https://hustzkergies.blogspot.com/2019/07/lassen-peak.html" target="_blank">Lassen Peak</a> the next day.<br />
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We camped for three nights at <a href="https://scampcamp.blogspot.com/2019/07/manzanitalake.html" target="_blank">Manzanita Lake</a>. This is about an hour away from the trailhead. </div>
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We got on trail early. The parking lot is empty. </div>
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The trailhead is located across the street from the parking lot. </div>
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Ready to get to the top! We picked this hike because it was marked as difficult and moderately trafficked. Less people and more of a challenge...........we're in.</div>
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Snow is melting quickly. </div>
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There were several water crossings and parts of the trail looked more like a small creek than a trail. </div>
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Parts of the trail are fully exposed, then others are very shaded and lush green. </div>
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Huge gaps under this snow bridge. </div>
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Have to use caution around some of the snow banks. The snow is melting and creating ice bridges. </div>
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We walked over some that looked as if they could break through at any time. </div>
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We both made it across safely. </div>
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And there it is... Our first glimpse of the peak. </div>
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Lots of running water around. Most of this meadow was covered by water. </div>
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These were easy to follow in the beginning, but quickly became unnoticeable. </div>
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Here is were we decided to get off the snow and take.......a......more direct route.</div>
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The direct route.............straight up.</div>
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A little perspective on the slope angle if you choose the direct route, that's about 25 degrees, the trail is more like 8-9.</div>
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The summit is in view and we are FINALLY back on trail. Now it's an easy walk up.</div>
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The view of Lassen Peak from the top of Brokeoff Mountain. We will see the top tomorrow. </div>
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The change in pressure at the top is about to pop the top!</div>
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About a mile down the trail we ran into our first meet with fellow hikers. </div>
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The entire trail is anywhere between 7 and 8 miles round trip and we would rate it as moderate in difficulty, lightly trafficked and absolutely stunning to hike. </div>
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Off trail scramble=very difficult.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Boondocking off of Caples Creek Road</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Shirley now has her own blog... You can view this post and more at:</span><br />
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We've had Shirley now about 10 days. We have her stocked and were anxious to get out on our first adventure with her. We left as soon as we were off work and headed East on Highway 50. </div>
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We searched down Caples Creek Road for a place that was easy to turn around with a trailer, but also scenic enough to make base camp. This area near a fire road proved to be a great place to call home for a few days. </div>
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I'm directing traffic, while Chris is backing her into place. We were both surprised that Shirley has little backup lights. She just keeps getting cuter by the minute. </div>
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Our camp has an outdoor kitchen, an on suite bathroom, fire pit and our adorable Shirley Scamp.</div>
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We are all set for a couple of days of adventuring. </div>
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Perfect way to end the day is with a nice warm fire...</div>
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And a sunset... </div>
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Morning views. We got a decal for her back window. </div>
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And we are off for some adventuring!</div>
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The first part of our journey was on a fire road right by our camp. We didn't have a real destination, we will see where the mountains guide us. </div>
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These are starting to pop up all over. Cool flowers. </div>
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A pretty stream along the way.</div>
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This is more of a 4x4 Jeep road than a fire road, but great for us. We probably won't see anyone out here. </div>
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It didn't take long before we abandoned the fire road all together. We wanted to get to the top of the ridge and the most direct way is well, off trail. </div>
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Up we go...</div>
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The higher we get, the better the views become. </div>
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Charene is in there somewhere...</div>
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Yep, there are bears up here. </div>
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A great view of Pyramid Peak. </div>
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We continue up and up. </div>
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There is evidence of life up here. Some trees are tagged and we continue to encounter downed barbed wire. It's a little hard to see in the shade and an awful trip hazard since it's brown. We are being careful to avoid it. </div>
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Pretty views</div>
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And a great place to sit and enjoy lunch. </div>
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We found some snow along the way in the shade. It won't be too long before this is all gone. </div>
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Nearing the top of Alder Ridge.</div>
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The views from the top are amazing. Pyramid Peak once again. </div>
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Our journey back towards Camp. There are no trails, so we are just following the compass back towards a waypoint we set for camp. </div>
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Forest floor was thick, but this is nothing compared to some off trail adventures. We are happy with this path through the trees. </div>
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What goes up must come down. We went all the way to the top and are making our way down the mountain back to camp. </div>
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This lovely camp spot is just a 15 minute hike from where we are parked. If we were backpacking in, this would be a destination spot for sure. </div>
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Back at camp... </div>
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We had a great hike and even got back early enough for a nap. </div>
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We made dinner and it was time to chop a little firewood for the evening fire. I decided to take a crack at it. We ended our day with a lovely dinner at the dining table inside Shirley. That's certainly a new thing for us, since we've never had a meal inside while adventuring. </div>
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We are starting to really enjoy this scamping lifestyle. </div>
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I woke up early and decided to let Chris sleep, so I went and gathered wood, broke it down to size and sorted it. I'm ready to build a fire. Who said a girl can't build a fire...</div>
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After watching a few survival shows, I wanted to try using tree moss and twigs. </div>
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What a lovely way to watch the sun come up. </div>
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Can you find the smiley face in the ashes?</div>
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Sleepy head decided to wake up.</div>
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We headed down the hill to see where it would take us. </div>
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We found some huge redwood trees. </div>
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We are tree huggers. </div>
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As we get further down the mountain, we find some beautiful views and great places to disperse camp. </div>
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Lovely little stream and a tiny waterfall. </div>
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As we were coming down the mountain, we stumbled upon a primitive, rarely used trail. It looks as though it continues down into the canyon. We don't want to venture down quite that far as it's all uphill back to camp, but we continued to investigate around the area. </div>
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Nature is beautiful and this is not far from camp as we venture around. We found many streams, small waterfalls, large outcroppings of rocks and beautiful views. It's time to head home and we are so thankful for our new addition Shirley. She has helped make our adventure exciting, yet comfortable. We look forward to many, many more adventures with her. </div>
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Shirley and Val. Ready to head home. </div>
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Kyburz, El Dorado National Forest</div>
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130ft Cascading falls at 5,400 ft of elevation</div>
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We found a pretty flat and primitive camp off of Pickett Pen Road that looked like the perfect spot to make camp. </div>
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Our last camping trip with Ruby. We've upgraded to a Scamp and we decided that we needed one last trip in the teardrop before we say goodbye. </div>
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In no time at all, we had things set up and although the fire pit hadn't been used in a while, the foundation was there. We had it set up for a roaring fire in no time. </div>
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Our camp is nestled right off to the right. Hard to see from here, which is just what we like. </div>
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Ruby in with her nighttime lighting. Time for dinner and bed! </div>
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YIKES! I had been out here a couple of times in the middle of the night and always felt a little uneasy. Now I know why! </div>
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The weather has been nothing but rain, rain, rain and more rain! We were itching to get out for some much needed outdoor adventuring and happy to finally have a weekend window with a clear forecast. After checking weather forecasts for most of Northern California we found that Napa/Sonoma was going to have the warmest weather and least chance of rain.......so we packed some food, threw everything into Ruby (our teardrop) and hit the road.</div>
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On the way to camp we came across a great little roadside deli near Sonoma, Vineburg Deli. We could smell the wood fired smoker and grill before we even saw the Deli......so of course we had to stop for lunch.</div>
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Past all the wineries through Sonoma is Adobe Canyon Road, leading up to Sugarloaf Ridge State Park.</div>
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We're not usually one's for campground camping but this park is right in the middle of the small range separating Sonoma and Napa Valleys and has a multitude of trails for hiking and mountain biking. <a href="https://sugarloafpark.org/">Sugarloaf Park</a></div>
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Ruby Teardrop fits right in amongst all the behemoth camp trailers.</div>
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Located our camp, this will be home for the next few nights.</div>
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After the arduous task of camp set up was complete..............all ten minutes of it, we went for a walkabout and returned to start dinner.</div>
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It's been four long months since we've had temperatures exceeding 70 degrees..........todays forecast high..........74!</div>
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A little over a mile in, we connect up the Brushy Peaks Trail.</div>
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We encountered this sign along our walk. This trail is part of the parks Planet Walk. It is a scale model of the solar system designed to fit within the boundaries of Sugarloaf Ridge State Park</div>
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The back end of the Brushy Peaks Trail is the border line of Sonoma and Napa County. There is remnants of a burn scar from the 2017 fire that tore through the area but the bay leaf trees are making a comeback and things are starting to green up again.</div>
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Looking up the charred bark on one of the bigger trees........its hard to see, but this tree is still green at the top and seems to have survived the fire.</div>
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After making the connection from Brushy Peaks to the Gray Pine trail you'll see some cattle grazing...... I guess this was left by one of the famous California happy cows.</div>
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It's about 1.2 miles of trail along a ridgeline that leads you to the top of Bald Mountain.</div>
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This vantage point, on a clear day like today, gave us views of Mt Diablo, San Francisco and Pyramid Peak in the Sierras.</div>
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We started down the Bald Mountain Trail. It is a service road and was one of the only times we saw others out hiking this beautiful day. It leads from the peak, all the way down to the park entrance and looked to be a pretty strenuous ride for the cyclist we saw riding up.</div>
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The following day , before leaving the area, we decided to recreate a little more leisurely and stopped for wine tasting at Chateau St Jean. This winery and many others is less than a few miles from the park.</div>
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Of course after some wine tasting you have to take in some local eats...... and this BBQ place next door came highly recommended. Tips Roadside. </div>
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So much for a healthy eating weekend. Sampling their in house craft brews</div>
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We had grand plans of a long weekend in Sedona, getting in some fall hikes and exploring all the trails this beautiful area has to offer.......plans changed. We flew out of Sacramento in the dark. Hiked the next day, into the dark and flew back to Sacramento early the next morning to blackened skies from the Camp Fire up near Chico.</div>
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Taking in the beautiful red rock formations on the drive into Sedona. </div>
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After driving through Sedona on N State Rte 89A, we found the trailhead for Mount Wilson Trail. This is a popular area and the lot was already full when we arrived. There wasn't any roadside parking nearby so we considered our options and our maps. Bingo.....on <a href="https://caltopo.com/map.html#ll=34.89172,-111.73362&z=17&b=mbt">Caltopo</a> we found a spur trail connection with roadside parking and a wide shoulder.</div>
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Here's the coordinates for that spot.</div>
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Our destination in view right from the first turn of the trail. We had initially picked this trail because of its difficulty, distance and elevation. We were hopeful that those three elements would dissuade the casual tourist hiker and we would not be on congested trails all day.</div>
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We are both experienced hikers and we quickly identified this cactus as the Stabby Narwhal from our "<a href="https://hustzkergies.blogspot.com/2016/11/ChasingTheSun.html" target="_blank">Chasing The Sun" trip, hiking on Mount Pinos</a>. Very pokey indeed.</div>
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Wilson Mountain Spur D trail heading up to Wilson Mountain Spur A trail.</div>
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Looking at Baldy in the foreground......(hahahaha)</div>
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Both Spur trails connect up with the main Wilson Mountain Trail in the Coconino National Forest.</div>
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Skirting the canyons edge on our way to the peak.</div>
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2400 feet of elevation gain in five miles to the top of Wilson Mountain</div>
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Happy to be hiking, but worried about friends and family back home being affected by the Camp Fire. (<a href="https://bluesquirrelpages.blogspot.com/2018/11/camp-fire-paradise.html" target="_blank">Click HERE to read my story of the Camp Fire</a>)</div>
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The approach to the First Bench of Wilson Mountain is series of switchbacks with full sun exposure.</div>
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The view of the Wilson Mountain Peak from the first bench. </div>
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The east side approach up the mountain takes you through and old burn scar from 2006.</div>
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The top of Wilson Mountain is a flat plateau about two miles long and .5 miles wide. </div>
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Nice treed forest on the top gave some nice sun relief.</div>
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We made our way to the south west ledge to take in views of Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon.</div>
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The reds appeared redder and the greens, greener. Everything took on a magical glow. We tried to capture them in photos, but they just can't match the aspect and full color spectrum of the human eye.</div>
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Next day, 8am flight into the darkened skies of northern California from the <a href="https://bluesquirrelpages.blogspot.com/2018/11/camp-fire-paradise.html" target="_blank">Camp Fire</a> near Paradice.</div>
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This route actually trims almost a mile off the hike than from the Wilson Mountain trailhead but still returns the 2400 feet in elevation gain.................faster.</div>
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We had been planning on going backpacking this weekend. We were really needing to get away for a weekend and un-plug. We had our bags packed and ready to go when I got a Facebook alert that a Little Guy Teardrop had been posted. I responded and after some creative time negotiations, I made myself first in line! I drove the truck over to Rocklin and unless the wheels are falling off, I'm pretty sure I'm coming back with a teardrop. </div>
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We had been searching for a teardrop for quite some time, but because this came up so quickly and Chris was at work, I viewed it, bought it, hooked it to the truck and send him this pic. He quickly figured out the smirk on my face and the trailer behind me! </div>
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Meet Ruby. Ruby Teardrop. </div>
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All of our plans for the weekend changed, just like that. Chris got off of work, we loaded our backpacks and a few other items for "base camp" and headed out. Good thing we are both flexible. Guess our backpacking trip is now going to be figuring out how to be base campers with a teardrop! </div>
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We changed locations and went to Tells Creek Equestrian Camp. It's easy to get to and has lots of options for hiking trails. </div>
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We set up camp. I mean set out our chairs. </div>
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Yes!! With a trailer we don't have to do much else. This is awesome!! We had a good nights' sleep and headed out the next morning for a hike. We were originally heading to McConnell Peak, but decided to head to Forni Lake instead. Just northwest of the peak, but a little easier to get to, at least we think so. </div>
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The road from Tells Creek heads out towards the Van Vleck area to the Highland trail. </div>
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Entering desolation. Yay!</div>
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We hike on and on. I'm telling Chris the story of Michael and I heading out in this area to backpack at Forni Lake and getting off trail. We dispersed camp out here. </div>
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We continue on and just as before, the trail does not match the map. There is a marker that heads the wrong way. We decide to see if we can stay on the trail according to the map. </div>
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We back-tracked and headed down the trail that heads towards Shadow Lake. We got to another area where the trail just ended. This trail appeared travelled, but we quickly realized it was because others also get off trail in this same area. We turned around again and were able to locate a side trail marked by a cairn that heads towards Forni Lake. </div>
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Then finally!! The Lake! Wow, that was a crazy hike getting here, but we finally made it. We only encountered a few people on the way to/from the lake. Not many venture out here. I'm sure because it's a little hard to find. </div>
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We stopped for lunch and laid on a large rock for a bit of a rest. The view wasn't bad at all. </div>
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Time to head back to camp! Gorgeous views from up here. </div>
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This was a quick, un-planned trailer trip, but we are loving the trailer so far. We had two great nights of rest and setting up and breaking camp were super easy! We are excited about making some modifications/upgrades and making new memories and adventures in our little teardrop. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lyons, Bears and Ponies.....Oh my.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Placer County, California</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Granite Chief Wilderness, </span><span style="font-size: large;">Tahoe National Forest</span></div>
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We started our trip from our campsite near French Meadows Reservoir. We were camping for a few days in the Coyote Group Campground and decided to take a day hike to a peak nearby.</div>
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The Talbot Creek Trail went all the way through. All the maps we had consulted show the trail terminating and requiring us to go off trail to reach the Tevis Cup Trail. This, however was not the case and we were both pleasantly surprised.</div>
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Since this little peak was unnamed and not numbered we took it upon ourselves to bestow upon it the name of, Pony Peak. Seems a good fit with its diminutive size and proximity to the Tevis Cup Trail.</div>
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We stacked rocks for a little alcove to house our peak box along with a log and a few stickers for any other intrepid peak baggers.</div>
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Because this peak was not named and we agreed upon an official name for it, we submitted it to Google. A few weeks later...</div>
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We received an email that said our suggestion was officially added to Google!! Super cool. </div>
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Here it is.... officially on Google Maps. That's a first of hopefully more to come!! </div>
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Last August we took our kayaks out on Lake Tahoe and while paddling the west shore, Charene stated "Wouldn't it be fun to just pull ashore and camp off these". Well that single statement got me thinking.....yes, yes we could........if we had bigger boats. Well this spring, after much research and shopping, we scored bigger boats at REI. Not too much bigger, a little over a foot longer than our old kayaks but with hull storage.</div>
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Rolling out Friday afternoon with smiles and grins.</div>
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Lake Spaulding was our original destination but after a quick map check we thought maybe we could go a little further north up to Bowman Lake. On the map it looks bigger than Spaulding and possibly more secluded.</div>
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It's early evening and we were unsure if getting all the way to the lake was possible. Since we didn't pack water (because we planned on being on it) we needed to fill our stores. Charene spotted this spring right on the side of the dirt road and thanks to the <a href="http://ggggear.blogspot.com/2017/01/MSRguardian.html" target="_blank">MSR Guardian</a>........... we have drinking water.</div>
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Bowman Lake is fourteen miles up from Highway 20 and this was mile thirteen.....bridge is out and the bypass to the left was 4x4 only....Lil LeeLoo, the Honda Element, was not going any further.</div>
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We decided to make camp at the base of the dam within a mile of our destination. Found this great little spot to park for the night, complete with fire ring.</div>
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Back down Bowman Lake Road and we are back at Lake Spaulding</div>
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Much calmer winds than the previous evening and we can't wait to get the boats in the water.</div>
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Emotion Spitfire 9 sit on top kayaks all loaded and ready for their first adventure.</div>
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It's amazing how much stuff we could get into the hull of the kayak.</div>
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After a nice long hammock nap, we went out exploring the shoreline. But first, need to refill the water bottle right from the lake with the <a href="http://ggggear.blogspot.com/2017/10/msrtrailshot.html" target="_blank">MSR Trailshot</a>...... love these little guys.</div>
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Paddling out the channel of Fordyce Creek and into the main body of the lake.</div>
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You can see the high water mark of this reservoir. It's about fifteen feet lower than it was a few weeks ago when I bikepacked here.</div>
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Boats ashore for the night and we decided to build a fire lakeside to make dinner and watch the sunset.</div>
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The wood we used was all driftwood from the beach. It was bone dry and hard. Burned clean and hot! </div>
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Morning view from inside the tent. Makes it hard to leave. </div>
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Great site with Fordyce Creek falls along side and nice camp furniture.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Lake Spaulding rests at an elevation of 5,014 feet in a glacier carved bowl of granite.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">The lake has a surface area of 698 acres surrounded by giant rocks and a thick pine</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">forest. The lake was originally built for hydraulic mining in 1912, but today campers</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">and boaters enjoy this beautiful lake. All types of boating is allowed on the lake, and</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">fishing from the boat and the shore can be very rewarding. This is a fine lake for a</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">family outing with a spectacular setting of granite boulders reaching into the clear</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">blue waters. </span></div>
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I'm not a fan of caves. Although we visited them as kids and about gave my Dad a heart attack, I hadn't even tried to go down into as much as a gold mine in years. This is until Chris and I explored some caves at <a href="http://hustzkergies.blogspot.com/2017/03/pinnacles-national-park.html" target="_blank">Pinnacles National Park </a>last year. Although it certainly made my heart race, I found the caves very interested and had a great time. I found myself in Oregon for a few days of solo adventuring, so thought I would check out the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/labe/index.htm" target="_blank">Lava Beds National Monument</a>. Although you can learn more about the Battles that were fought here as well as the Wildlife Sanctuary, I was mostly interested in the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/labe/planyourvisit/caving.htm" target="_blank">Lava Tube Caves</a>. </div>
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I was driving from Klamath Falls, Oregon and made my way to the Lava Beds National Monument via Merrill, Oregon. </div>
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Driving towards the park. The landscape begins to change and you can see more and more mountains of black lava rock. I was granted with a beautiful day for exploring. </div>
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It's not surprising that there are lava fields everywhere, so hiking shoes are highly recommended. I went from down in a cold, dark cave with a sweater and head lamp to outside in a hot, sunny day with sunglasses on. If you forget to bring your flashlight, you can get one from the Visitor Center. I found a headlamp AND flashlight worked best for me. I could see where I was walking as well as look all around at the inside of the cave. I took a TON of pictures. You'll see what I mean when you scroll through, but I went through so many caves and they are all different. Believe it or not, I actually edited out almost 100! I have also included some videos of the caves. Pictures just couldn't quite capture it all. </div>
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Driving into the Park, I noticed a sign for Merrill Cave. I didn't see it on the Cave Loop Map, but decided to check it out. I thought all the caves we could tour were on the loop, but there are several that you can see before you get to that point in the park. I'm glad I decided to stop here. </div>
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The entrance is full of colors and I'm doing good far. Excited to get into my first cave and see if I can handle it! </div>
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I pushed beyond my claustrophobic tendencies and anxiety and entered the cave! </div>
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Colors and textures on the ceilings and walls are so colorful when I light them up with my flashlights. </div>
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Ok. I'm really proud of myself for getting this far into this cave. Then I saw this. </div>
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It goes straight down into the abyss. I thought I was doing really, really well up until now. </div>
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I wish I could have done it and had this been cave 6 or 7, I might have. For now, this is the end of the road for Cave #1. </div>
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There are areas with low overhangs, so watch you're head. If you hit it, that's gonna hurt! </div>
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The Merrill cave had more red colors than any of the other caves. </div>
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Woohoo! I made it outside and survived my first cave! </div>
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Along the way, I saw several little animals scurrying around. It's very desolate out here, so I was happy to see them. There seem to be some type of critter at each cave. </div>
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National Park Services was down in this cave doing some measuring of vegetation at the entrance, so I got a chance to chat with them a little bit. I heard all about the ice at the very bottom of this cave. Let's see if I can get there. I told them about my fear of enclosed spaces and how cool these were, but very challenging for me. They said they come and look for me in 20 minutes if I didn't come back up. Awesome. </div>
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A trail leads down into this cave. You follow it for quite a while before the bridges and stairs begin. </div>
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Some cool coloring on the wall.</div>
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Cool colors and rock bridges</div>
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Without lights, you have no idea where anything is. It's a black hole. I ended up going down FIVE flights of stairs. </div>
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And then I finally arrived at the ICE FLOOR!</div>
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Sunlight! A very welcome sight. I survived my first cave floor experience. I've got many more caves to go, we will see how far down I can get. The Skull Cave was awesome. </div>
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Both the Big Painted Cave and the Symbol Bridge required hiking out about 3/4 a mile. There are many trails out here to hike, but this was the only I saw that had a cave at the end of the trail!</div>
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There was a butterfly conference going on at the Big Painted Cave. There were groups of them gathering all around. </div>
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Another large Lava Bed at the entrance to this cave. </div>
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Not rated, but similar to Moderaly Challenging because of the entrance. </div>
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I explored around the inside of this cave quite a bit. It's not large or very deep and most of it can be seen without any additional lighting. But I didn't see any pictographs or symbols at all. </div>
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Yes! Here they are. These symbols are undated. They really don't know how old they are or what they mean, but they are indeed very cool. </div>
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Even if Lava, I found a heart rock.</div>
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Time to head towards the Cave Loop Road. This is located farther down the Highway, just beyond the Visitor Center. </div>
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Officially entering the park and Cave Loop Road. If there is no attendant in the booth when entering the park, you have to stop here to pay the entrance fee. $20 per car. </div>
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The black lines show the road and the gray shaded areas show what the design of the caves are underground. If I were going deep into the caves, they recommend map and compass to find your way back out. I found that the areas you could explore in the caves ended before the shaded areas. I also didn't venture back deep into the caves where I thought I could get turned around on the way out. I think the Sentinal complex of tubes would have been the most interesting to explore from end to end since there are two entrances. But the labyrinth of tunnels made me hesitate going back that far. </div>
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Golden Dome Cave - Rated Moderately Challenging</div>
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Funny, that this is getting easier and easier. My heart is definitely racing by the time I could out of the cave, but it's getting easier to charge right down the ladder. </div>
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The Golden Dome was aptly named. You can see more golden yellows here in this cave. </div>
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The floor of this cave was very hard to walk on. Very rough and uneven. You could easily trip, especially when trying to look around AND walk. I didn't venture too far deep into this one, but did spend some time looking at all the colors. </div>
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Hopkins Chocolate Cave - Rated Most Challenging</div>
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These signs were posted outside a few of the caves. There were a few caves that were closed on the day I went through the park. I assume it is for the bat safety. </div>
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The entrance into Hopkins Chocolate</div>
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Hopkins Chocolate Cave does live up to it's name. The colors in this cave are certainly more earth tones and browns than any of the other caves. </div>
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This cave is rated most challenging, which requires some challenging tunnels to navigate. I'm doing really well now, but crawling through that little tube is more than I'm game for today. However, I did spend some time looking around. The textures in the walls and ceilings are just amazing. </div>
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The catacombs have tunnel after tunnel and a constant stream of choices. Left or right, left or right. I decided on the way in that each time I had a choice to make, I'd turn "right". Then on the way out, I'd always choose "left". That worked for a while, but when I started feeling like I may get lost, I came back out. </div>
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I really like these caves. If I had more time and maybe someone else with me, I'd love to travel much farther back. Catacombs are very cool caves. </div>
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Sunshine Caves - Rated Moderately Challenging</div>
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There were some areas of this cave that required that I get low and almost crawl around some areas, but being able to see light ahead helped motivate me to continue on. </div>
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There were many areas that required choices. This cave made me anxious for some reason. It was very cool, but time for me to go when I got to this point. </div>
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Rated Least Challenging</div>
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This is the map of this cave. Had I known going in that I could have gone all the way through to the other end, I would have kept going. I made it about 2/3 of the way without knowing there was light at the end of the tunnel! Would definitely do this again and go all the way through next time. </div>
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Next time I'll go all the way. I spent a lot of time in this cave. It is also one of my favorites. It's amazing how different all of the textures and colors are in each cave. </div>
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But never did I ever seen even one Petroglyph. :-(</div>
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And here I am. At the end of the trail...</div>
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I guess it's time to go home. I have spent WAY more time here in the Park then I ever imagined. I also went into MANY more caves then I ever imagined I could. Of all the things I've done while I was on a quick adventure trip to Oregon, this was my favorite. Would definitely come back again. </div>
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This huge beautiful mountain was staring at me while driving down I-5. I decided to stop at the Vista Point to get a good view and some pictures. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Klamath Falls, Oregon</span></div>
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The plan for this hike has changed several times. While I was spending a few days in Oregon, I wanted to go for a decent, longish hike. First I was going to Hike Mt McLoughlin, but weather and snow levels weren't conducive to a solo adventure. So I decided to hike a portion of the Oregon Section C of the PCT (Pacific Crest Trail). This would have been very convenient to do this after the race since the TH is only 3 miles from the lake. But since it was snowing at the race I ran by the Lake of the Woods, I scrapped that idea yesterday and was headed to do this hike today. On the way there, I drove past a Trailhead from a loop I had looked at several times. This trail gets very good reviews online and many say the views are superior to what I would see on the PCT. The PCT is very appealing because well, it's the PCT. But this TH was 25 miles closer and a 10 mile loop with great views sounds pretty good. That's the final plan! Hiking Spence Mountain Loop. </div>
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This is a new trail system that was constructed by the <a href="http://www.klamathtrails.org/spence-mountain-project/" target="_blank">Klamath Trail Alliance</a> in 2015 and had 11 miles added in 2018, it's brand new! It's a multi-use trail, great for hiking and mountain biking. It doesn't show on any of my CalTopo maps, so I was relying on the signage on the trail. </div>
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You can also see more info about this trail on <a href="https://www.mtbproject.com/trail/7026477/spence-mountain-loop-south-ridge-to-hooligan" target="_blank">MTB Project</a></div>
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Map of the loop trail. This is a one-way trail. Counter clockwise. </div>
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South Ridge Trail to Hooligan Trail. I also took the detour to the peak and any fingers I could find that had interesting views. Added to my mileage, but they added a difference perspective with some amazing views. </div>
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The trail meanders through trees and up and over rolling hills. </div>
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Some rocky bits of the trail. Fine for me as I am walking, but a little more challenging in spots for the mountain bikes. </div>
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A gorgeous panorama of the rolling hills and blue skies. </div>
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A heart rock I can't take home! :-)</div>
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More amazing signs. I'm following the South Ridge Trail and this is where it splits to the peak to the left, then when I get back to this junction there will be another split to the overlook. </div>
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Drumroll please!! This is the peak. Kind of lackluster, but I'm standing as close as I can get. It's probably just in front of the tree that's been struck by lighting. No cache box or gotta get gone stickers here, but it's pretty nonetheless. </div>
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I'm standing on the peak! As you can see, no trails on CalTopo. But I'm the blue dot! :-)</div>
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Back to the junction to head back down to the Hooligan trail. I had to stay to the side as a mountain biker went flying down this part of the trail. He was flying. </div>
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A huge flat rock. Looked like a perfect place for a little lunch. </div>
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The trail continues to head back down the mountain. It hasn't really varied much in terrain or trees over the course of the entire loop, but it's very pretty. </div>
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And you can't beat the views. Mount Shasta off in the distance. </div>
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Leftovers from trail construction. There was 3 of these HUGE piles. Bonfire?</div>
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Another trail heart I can't take home. These are killing me. This was is kinda big anyhow. I'd need Chris to help carry this one home for me. </div>
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Oh looky!! A trail heart that's portable! </div>
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There were a number of cairns along the way. Not really necessary to show me the way, the signage is ample. But I like them just the same. If I had more time, I'd build one too. </div>
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Make no mistake. This is a one way trail. Traveled in a counter clockwise direction. </div>
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Nearing the end of the trail. I can hear the traffic from Highway 140 from here. The parking lot is close. I've hiked about 10 miles at this point. </div>
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0.1 back to the trailhead. Love these signs! </div>
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All done! Was a great day. Only thing I forgot was my visor and sunscreen. </div>
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You'd think with as heavy as my pack is, I'd have one of everything. Thanks to SAR for that. I can't ever go out without my <a href="https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/ten-essentials.html" target="_blank">TEN essentials</a> and then some. As well as 3 liters of water. Thankfully the weather stayed dry even though it was cloudy at times. I found this a nice hike. If I lived closer, it would great to also Mountain Bike. Don't think I'd hike it again as it got a little boring after 10 miles of the same. But another great day of exploring around Oregon. </div>
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A few pics of some of the flowers I saw along the way....</div>
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I had been contemplating taking out our new kayaks for an overnight, on one of the many high sierra lakes. The weather, on the other hand, was not in my favor. All week prior, the temps were upper seventies to mid eighties but come the weekend, a nice low pressure system moved in and dropped the temps down to the upper fifties with high winds. Not ideal conditions for being on the water, in a kayak, loaded with camp gear. I had been looking at the Spaulding Lake area for my adventure and took note of the many trails and fire roads......Plan B Bikepacking it is. Taking to Caltopo.com I was able to put together a loop that seemed doable....double black diamond trail....Wonder what that looks like?</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Up Highway 80 take the Highway 20 exit just past Yuba Gap. Head east on 20 until you reach Bowman Lake Road, about 5 miles up you'll see the sign for Rucker Lake Road. It becomes a dirt road from there, that most high clearance cars can easily drive. Past the Liahona sign the road gets pretty rough and you'd be better off with a AWD or a 4WD vehicle. LeeLoo (My Honda Element) is high clearance but not all wheel drive, so I parked here and started my ride.</span></div>
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More climbing and climbing and some more climbing as the fire road turns more trail-like.</div>
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The reward for all that climbing. The top of the Blue Lake Road, with a view of Blue lake</div>
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Blue Lake Trail connecting with the Grouse Ridge Trail.</div>
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And apparently the start of the Black Diamond portion of trail.......that's about a 6 foot drop. </div>
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And this is the hiking portion of my bike and hike weekend. I saw one other person along this trail and he was on a full suspension Santa Cruz....he just blasted down this.</div>
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Lunch break with Old Man Mountain in the backdrop</div>
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The trail get a little more manageable as you get further down the canyon.</div>
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First significant water crossing. Time to get wet.</div>
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Back on trail just past the water crossing and came upon this pretty meadow. There was also a really nice established camp there.</div>
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This is where the Grouse Ridge Trail connects up with the Spaulding Lake Trail</div>
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Just past the trail connection, after a little down hill and I can hear water.......this flat looks interesting. Time to go off trail and explore.</div>
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An excellent call, because I found this great established campsite with cool log chair.</div>
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The view from my campsite, looking up Fordyce Creek.</div>
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Made camp......time for a hammock nap. Its late afternoon now and the temps are about 55.</div>
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As I left camp Sunday morning I located this survey marker along the trail.</div>
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The trail runs along Fordyce Creek and through this forested area as it begins to climb.</div>
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Along the granite slabs I lost the trail a few times, but I was able to find my way back on via the cairns.</div>
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Fordyce Creek starts dropping toward Lake Spaulding and has some amazing waterfalls.</div>
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Spalding Lake trail skirts these granite fields but on more than one occasion, goes right up and over them. </div>
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Playing on the giant granite slabs, I would lose the trail sometimes. If I couldn't locate a cairn I could spot the red dot signifying I was still on the correct path. </div>
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Leaving the granite playground and heading back into the forest.</div>
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There's plenty of water crossing along this section of trail, but most are easily crossed without getting wet.</div>
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The trail splits here and I'm within a mile till I reach Bowman Lake Road trailhead. Here's where I should have consulted my map one last time. I turned left toward the lake instead of going right and under the large pipe. This would later cost me about two hours of adventuring that was not planned</div>
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I followed the trail down to the pump-house and onto a ridge along the lakes edge.</div>
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Pretty lake views the whole time and since it was mostly downhill, I just went with it.</div>
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The trail seemed to end here at the first of three dams. This is when I finally consulted my map and discovered that I went the wrong way about 1.5 miles back</div>
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Well beyond the last dam I can clearly see a PG&E power station and service roads. I just ride along the damn dams till I get there and connect up with Bowman Lake road. I just have to get up this 10 ft ladder with my bike and..................easy peasy. Well not so easy peasy, I made it to the third damn right before the power station and it was gated off with razor wire. Considering the ladder struggle I just encountered.....gate hopping was out of the question. At this point I finally admitted to myself that I had made a serious navigational error and turned back.</div>
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I made it back to the large pipe, found my trail and proceeded.............................</div>
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I finally reached trail that doesn't look abandoned<br />
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This was a great trip I loved the varied scenery and terrain. There were plenty of times that I was walking the bike along sections of this loop that were definitely black diamond or double black diamond. The Spauling Lake trail would make and excellent out and back day hike or a nice overnight backpack trip as well.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We have both been chomping a the bit to Get Gone since our Mount Whitney experience. After a few false starts earlier this year, the weather finally cooperated and blessed us with some sunny weekend days. So we opened up a map........... looked for green and started planning. If you haven't noticed, we got a little bit of snow up in the Sierras. Since neither of us wanted to don packs with snowshoes for three days, we looked for green on the map, under 4000 feet elevation and there it was, Plumas National Forest. </span></div>
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This is a well trafficked trail for day hikers and plenty of information about it on the web, but back beyond the waterfalls? </div>
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Beyond the falls overlook was a trail that was marked on forest service maps. </div>
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It's supposed to follow Falls River through the canyon, lets see if we can find it.</div>
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This is the typical loop that most people hike. We went up the West side of the loop beyond the Feather Falls Waterfalls (Blue Pin) to where we camped for two nights along the Fall River. This spot was about a mile North of Feather Falls (4.9 miles total). We then came back on the East side of the loop, hiked by Frey Creek Falls (yellow pin) and made our way back to the trailhead (5.5 miles total). </div>
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We both were pretty much grinning like this the entire hike, so happy to be back out on the trail.</div>
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Nice meandering trail under the canopy of Oaks, Redwood and California Bay Leaf Trees. </div>
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This is where the west trail (lower loop) and east trail (upper loop) converge.</div>
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Still grinning at about three and a half miles in at a vista point.</div>
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Just past this rail and the falls should come into view, we can totally hear them now.</div>
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Our first view of the falls. We will be back to spend a little more time here tomorrow. </div>
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We were planning on heading farther up the trail to try to locate the large loop trail we were in search of, but who could resist this camp?! </div>
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Our location on the map with coordinates. </div>
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Fall River. It's beautiful, clear and cold! The water was rushing by and our camp was near a large area of rapids. Made for some great white noise to sleep to, but we had to talk a little louder around camp. </div>
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So much moss growing on the rocks. The fern is finding a nice place to call home. </div>
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These are tiny little butterflies. Completely white on one side and brilliant blue on the other. </div>
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There were Salamanders meandering around camp throughout our weekend stay. They are very slow on land and around the rocks, but once they get into the water, they become graceful swimmers. </div>
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The weekends mission: Find this very old trail that shows up on old maps. Chris is pondering where to begin our search for this forgotten path. </div>
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Anyone that knows us knows that "off trail" is something we do often. However, according to my Cal Topo map, it shows that we are "on-on". Hmmm, I don't think so. </div>
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Apparently there's a trail here. </div>
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Can you see it? We kept pressing on through this mess on a mission to find it! What you can't see in this picture is how much poison oak is coming up from the forest floor. It's about 8 inches tall and just barely starting to show leaves. I'm sure we've been all through it for the last hour. </div>
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I've got the perfect spot to relax by the river. </div>
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After our morning adventure and nap, we decided to spend the afternoon viewing the falls. Feather Falls is a Waterfall located on the Fall River, a tributary of the Middle Fork of the Feather River. There is some discrepancy about the height of the waterfall from 410ft to as much as 610ft. We weren't here to measure it's height, just to enjoy how cool it is. Although we saw the falls on our way in, we hiked about a mile back down the trail to the Observation Deck to get a better view. </div>
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We made our way to the top of the falls and it was impressive to see the amount of water rushing over the side. Chris was much braver than I. He went out on the rocks for a closer look. </div>
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The poison oak is doing a good job of blending in with the fern and moss. If you don't know what you're looking at, you're sure to rub up against it. It's everywhere!</div>
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There is even a warning sign about the Poison Oak. What is hard to see is that directly behind the sign is one variety that leafs out green and a little further up the hill is the variety that leafs out red. Guess this was a good place for the sign. </div>
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This huge granite rock was formed 140 million years ago and is similar to Half Dome in Yosemite. </div>
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All in all it was a great weekend. A little disappointed that the trail along Falls River has been taken back by nature but we both agreed that a fall hike with the river levels lower would make the canyon navigable. If you're interested in day hiking this trail, its just a few hours north of Sacramento and Spring is the perfect time to go, or maybe Fall. A summer hike would be best if you had an early morning start because those oak canyons would be roasting hot from June through August.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We began this journey several months ago while hiking in December. We discussed how cool it would be to get to the highest peak in the lower 48. Go big or go home!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This mountain has become so popular with people traveling from far away to hike it, they've had to start a lottery system for permits. All of the permit info can be found <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/inyo/passes-permits/recreation/?cid=stelprdb5150055" target="_blank">here.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, when April came around, we both entered the lottery with multiple dates from July to October. As luck would have it, one of the weekends I chose was picked!! September 29th for 2 nights with camping at Outpost Camp. Woohoo!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's amazing that we were chosen because the odds were so against us, especially on our first entrance into the lottery. But we made it and now the journey to the summit begins! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chris's birthday was shortly after receiving the results, so his birthday box was full of hiking supplies with a theme.... Mount Whitney. We were still months away, but preparing was already on our minds. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0899978320/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1" target="_blank">Books</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1877689513/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1" target="_blank">Maps</a> and we</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> joined several message boards and Facebook pages for Mount Whitney</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.whitneyportalstore.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/cfrm">Whitney Portal Store Forum</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The months leading up to this hike, we constantly read the forums, Facebook posts and especially the summit reports that people posted every day after they completed their journey. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the weeks leading up this adventure, we also did some training that I feel is part of what made this a successful summit. About 4 weeks before, we challenged ourselves to see if we could indeed hike continuously above 10,000 ft for 15 hours and cover 18+ miles by hiking 4 peaks around <a href="http://hustzkergies.blogspot.com/2017/09/GinnyLakeandFourTeners.html" target="_blank">Mt Rose Nevada</a>. 2 weeks ago, we hiked <a href="http://hustzkergies.blogspot.com/2017/09/WhiteMountainPeak.html" target="_blank">White Mountain Peak</a> to continue to acclimate to 14,000 feet. We gained a lot of confidence after these trips and also learned a lot about what we need to eat, hydration, layers and that even though we had some challenges and illness, we can handle this hike.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">With some training under our belts and a wealth of knowledge from all of our resources, we now just have to keep an eye on the weather. I became obsessed with checking the weather! In the weeks leading up to our hike, there has been about 8" of snow, thundershowers, lightning storms and lots of snow and ice on the trails. Thankfully, it also warmed up right after and most of the snow and ice has melted. </span><br />
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Our 3am departure on the 29th is going to be a chilly one. At outpost camp, it's a little warmer than this peak forecast, but only about 10 degrees. </div>
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So many options. We figured that we would need about 300 calories after each mile, which also translated to about every 45-60 minutes. Estimating 10 hours on trail, that would be 10-300 calorie snacks! And that's just for Saturday. We also had Friday meals and Sunday meals to prepare as well. I dehydrated watermelon, apples and peaches, bagged trail mix, protein trail cakes, nuts and had a few packages of Shot Bloks for quick energy. I planned on preparing breakfast burritos Saturday morning to take on trail and Chris was going to have Oatmeal. He also brought tortillas with almond butter and honey and some of the same trail mix, nuts and Shot Bloks. We decided to take care of our own food so that we made sure we brought things that would satisfy us, but also things that wouldn't upset either of our stomachs. </div>
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We are both bringing our own Bear Vaults since there is so much food. I got mind packed and wow, it's heavy!! One thing I learned on this trip is that the bear vault is bulky and heavy! </div>
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WAG (<u>W</u>aste <u>A</u>lleviation and <u>G</u>elling) Bag. There are a few things that nobody talks much about when hiking. One is when/where to use the bathroom, dig a cat hole, etc. Because of the sheer volume of people hiking this mountain and the fact that it is a huge mound of granite, human waste can be a huge issue. About 10 years ago it became mandatory that you carry out your own waste. On this trip, what goes up, also comes down. Park services provides each person with a WAG bag and they are dispensed with the permits and included in your fee. </div>
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Here's another thing. The thought of carrying your waste in a plastic bag and being smashed in your pack with all of your gear wasn't appealing. I did more research and found several <a href="http://briangreen.net/2011/09/carrying-your-poop-wag-bag-waste-kit.html" target="_blank">blogs</a> that discuss ways that hikers and climbers deal with their waste. One was to build a "poop tube" with PVC pipes and caps. As great as that sounds, I also know that PVC is heavy. After dealing with the weight of the bear vault, I don't want to add MORE weight with a PVC tube. So I started trying to find other solutions. A Tennis ball plastic container was my first thought, but I don't play tennis and would have to go and buy a package of balls just for the container... So I found a container for Lysol wipes that I had in the bathroom. Transferred the wipes to a ziplock and I now have a Poop Tube for my pack! The wag bag will be rolled up and slipped inside and I now won't worry about it having a blow out in my pack. Ewww. This container is very light and will be thrown out at the end of the trip. a win-win. </div>
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We were so excited to get started and were on the road by 4pm. I had been feeling like a cold was coming on, but I'm thinking positive and hoping it's nothing and by morning I'll be just fine. </div>
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We stopped in Bridgeport at <a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz/rhinos-bar-and-grille-bridgeport" target="_blank">Rhino's Bar & Grille</a> for a quick dinner.</div>
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Chris had made arrangements to pick up our permits at the Visitor Center in the Night Call box. You have to call a few days in advance and they will leave the permits and wag bags for you. The Box is in this gazebo and they give you the code when you make the reservation. </div>
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All the info for picking up permits is found <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/inyo/passes-permits/recreation/?cid=stelprdb5356869" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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And here they are.... Our permits!! </div>
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These permits have to be put on the outside of our packs and visible at all times. You also have to carry your wag bags with you on the trail. We saw Rangers every day on the trail and they also came into our camp and checked out bags and permits. If you're found on trail without either, they will turn you around and can fine you. </div>
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With permits in hand, we make our way to the Whitney Campgrounds. We arrived at about midnight. It's a quick stop just to get some sleep. We will head up the mountain in the morning. </div>
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Most are by reservation only and if you didn't grab one, they were all sold out. There were also a few dispersed (walk-in) sites that were very close to the trailhead. There seemed to be quite a few of those still available. Thankfully, Chris made reservations well in advance and we had a cozy spot for the night. </div>
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The campgrounds are very pretty. No potable water, but lots of places to filter and we are enjoying toilets for as long as possible because starting tomorrow, it's all about WAG bags... I also have to say these are some of the cleanest vault toilets we've found in a campground. </div>
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Not a bad view for a morning wake up. Thanks Leeloo!</div>
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We are eager to get going, so we had a quick breakfast and made our way up the hill to the <a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz/whitney-portal-store-lone-pine" target="_blank">Whitney Portal Store</a>. We will come back here after our hike and pick up a few mementos to commemorate our achievement. </div>
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And here it is... The official start of our adventure!! We are "on-on" and heading out on the trail. </div>
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The trailhead is at 8,360 feet. </div>
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The pallet wall at the trailhead.</div>
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They have a scale to weigh your pack. Mine was the heaviest at 46 pounds!! WOW! </div>
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Chris's bag weighed in at 44. I know that some of the extra weight is definitely in all the food, but also in the layers. I get cold easily and have multiple layers to try to stay warm. The 5 pounds of hand warmers may be adding to the weight too!! haha</div>
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It's also a nice, soft granite trail. We have a very rocky hike ahead of us, so we welcome the soft, smooth trail at this point. </div>
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As we get higher, the rocks begin. The trail is very well maintained, but LOTS of huge steps. Many were 18-20" high. Not so bad going up, but coming down it really gets the knees. </div>
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The hike up from Whitney Portal is beautiful and often overlooked when people discuss or post about hiking Mount Whitney</div>
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Another water crossing, right before we get to camp. </div>
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And 4 miles from the trailhead is our home for the next couple of nights. Outpost camp! There are plenty of spaces to camp here, fresh water sources and privacy spots to handle your........um....business.</div>
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We quickly chose a campsite and set up camp along side the trail. There are more private spots available but we wanted to be near trail to interact with all our fellow adventurers.</div>
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Outpost Camp is at 10,400 feet. We chose Outpost over trail camp because it was at a lower elevation and also had some coverage from the weather. Although it will add 4 miles to the overall summit day, sleep and a little protection is more what we were interested in. </div>
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The views from camp are also amazing. In the very left of this frame is the beginning of our hike. It's straight up, but traverses the side of the mountain. Can't wait to get started! Tomorrow...</div>
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And as luck would have it, Chris found this quarter at camp!! I have no idea how he saw it tucked into the sand, but here it is... A 1991 quarter that has seen many a day here at Outpost camp. We call found coins, pennies from heaven and we made a tradition of leaving them on peaks while making a wish. It will be traveling with us and we will be leaving this at the peak. </div>
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After a 2am wakeup, breakfast which consisted of trail protein cakes for me and instant oatmeal for Chris, we are packed and excited to hit the trail. We were on trail by 3:15am. </div>
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It's chilly, but about 40 degrees with light winds. It will be getting colder as we get higher. </div>
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Navigating the trail in the dark was pretty easy with headlamps. There were a few times were we could come across a large rock slab and not sure of where the trail was, but it wouldn't take long to figure out where the trail picked up on the other side. </div>
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A little hard to see, but the specs of lights ahead of us are other hikes. It looked like fireflies or stars at night as others traverse the mountain ahead of us. It's very cool to be experiencing this along with all of the other hikers that are out to conquer this mountain in the wee hours of the morning.</div>
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This water crossing has been a topic of discussion on many other summit posts. Several have slipped on these rocks and had to step into the water. They then had to turn around and unable to summit. It's far too cold to continue after you get wet. We were able to carefully navigate it and could breathe a sigh of relief on the other side. </div>
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Taking a quick stop to hydrate and eat. This tree had a big heart carved in it too! <span style="background-color: white; color: #303030; font-family: "pt serif" , serif; font-size: 22px;">ā„</span></div>
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It also shows my shirt. Chris had these shirts made for this adventure. Our GottaGetGone logo and it says Mount Whitney 2017 under it. So cool!!</div>
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Our first bit of snow/ice on the trail. We are nearing trail camp and the bottom of the switchbacks. This is the point at which I had to pause and say, "We are really doing this!". The enormity of this is hitting me. It almost brought me to tears a couple of times since this is something I've really wanted to do for some time. So happy to be sharing it with someone so special to me. Wouldn't have wanted to do this any other way. </div>
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The sun is starting to appear. We are at about switchback 10 when this begins. A welcome sight as now we can really see what's ahead. </div>
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At about switchback 30, the windows are showing themselves. The camera really lit this up, but we are still hiking in the ambient light of the early morning sun. </div>
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The cable section. There tends to be snow and ice here, but we found this easy to navigate around the ice that had formed closer to the mountain. You did have to walk along the right edge, but it was easily passable. </div>
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We hear so much about these switchbacks, but I actually didn't mind them at all. They made this very steep portion of the climb very tolerable. At least on the way up. </div>
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This really shows the steps. This is what this trail is all about. Large rocky steps. It definitely makes the climb up much easier. We are counting switchbacks and calling out numbers as we go. It made this much less monotonous, but instead of the "99 switchbacks" that we've heard to much about, we counted 101. There is some controversy about the number of switchbacks. Some say it's 99, others say it's 97. One thing we do know if that it's not 101!! haha... We will have to count them again on the way down. The early morning darkness may have caused us to count some turns as switchbacks. </div>
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And at the top of the switchbacks is Trail crest! 13,600 feet! We've made it to the top of the portion of the trail. What we know now is that we have to go back down 300 feet, to go back up the back side of Whitney. This downhill section is VERY rocky. </div>
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Once we get down the trail, we begin the final approach. This 1.9 mile section is said to be the hardest part of the hike. It's also very cold. The area through the windows is a wind tunnel and the wind chill is increasing. 19 degrees is chilly! Both are faces were red from being wind swept and exposed to the freezing temps.</div>
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The trail meanders it's way along the edge. You can't see it here, but just to the left of the point in the picture is the very top of the hut at the top. It's far, far away... </div>
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The rocky trail and steps as it hugs the mountain side. Lots of rock and slide activity in these areas. Those that have said this is the hardest part of the trail were correct. The 1.9 section after trail crest is very rocky, slow going and because we are now in the shade, it's very cold and windy. </div>
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And this is it, our final approach up the trail to the peak! I have felt great this entire ascent. I really feel acclimated and walking at a pace that keeps me feeling like I have my breathe and stamina. Chris is doing great, but feeling some of the effects of the altitude <i>(After having a mild bout of AMS while climbing White Mountain, I knew that I needed to take it nice and easy after we hit 13,000 feet. I felt good all the way up without any dizziness or headaches, but I was surely breathing heavy and took frequent breaks on the final summit push to catch my breath...that really seemed to helped in my summit bid....Chris)</i> So, we take things slow and continue to make our way closer. </div>
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And there it is! The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithsonian_Institution_Shelter" target="_blank">Mount Whitney Summit Shelter</a>!! This shelter was built in 1909 and still stands tall and strong to this day. Although this is called a shelter, it's actually recommended to stay away from it during a storm as it is not a good place to shelter from lighting. But it's a landmark and shows us that we are almost there!! </div>
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And we did it!! We climbed to the highest summit in the continguous United States. </div>
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Mount Whitney 14,508ft. </div>
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A view of the cables as we descend. I am going very, very slow. Leaning on trekking poles at every step down and having to take breaks to let my knees rest. But we are making our way down the switchbacks. The lake at trail camp is below. It's still a loooong way from us. </div>
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And finally we made it to trail camp! Water and electrolytes are going in and we are taking a much needed rest to recharge. We are about 2 miles and a 2,000 ft descent from outpost camp, so we can't rest for too long. But I'm needing this break. </div>
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We stopped at Trailside Meadow to filter more water. We are both now carrying our <a href="http://ggggear.blogspot.com/2017/10/msrtrailshot.html" target="_blank">MSR Trailshot</a> water filters in our packs. These are the best little filters ever! I use my larger <a href="http://ggggear.blogspot.com/2017/01/MSRguardian.html" target="_blank">MSR Guardian</a> for camp as it filters so fast and also filters out viruses, but on trail, these trail shots are awesome! </div>
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A most welcome sight! Down in between the trees is our tent. Yay! We are almost there. So glad to be nearing the end, I am totally exhausted. Chris seems to be tired, but doing ok.</div>
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We arrived back at camp as the sun is starting to set. The way down was slower than the way up. A total of 15 hours. My body just didn't cooperate with me and the lack of water paired with all of the large steps down, I was exhausted. We started to unpack gear to make some dinner and I was overcome with nausea and exhaustion. I had to just lay down in the tent. Chris continued to button down camp for the night and found me laying in the tent with my feet hanging outside, boots still on. I was just too tired to take them off and get all the way in... </div>
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I was beginning to get worried that this was AMS and although I may have needed to get to a lower elevation, physically I would not have been able to. That added to a bit of the stress level for me, I've never found myself in a position like this. Thankfully after resting for a while, the headache and nausea began to ease. I was able to drink more water during the night and by morning, felt pretty good. </div>
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The next morning the sun sets our view all aglow as we have breakfast. </div>
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The trail from Outpost camp to the trailhead is beautiful. </div>
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Views of Lone Pine Lake. </div>
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More switchbacks! But after a good rest, we both have a little pep in our step so we are making good time. </div>
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The trail meanders around the large boulders heading down into the valley. </div>
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As we are driving back down the road heading towards Lone Pine, our view looking back is of Mount Whitney in all her glory. Even with a few setbacks, this was an amazing adventure. </div>
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An old Ghost Town</div>
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After our climb up <a href="http://hustzkergies.blogspot.com/2017/09/WhiteMountainPeak.html" target="_blank">White Mountain Peak</a> yesterday, we decided to take our time driving back home and stop at a few places that we found interesting along the way. Chris mentioned the old town of Bodie. I had never heard of it and thought touring this old Ghost Town sounded like fun. </div>
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We once again found ourselves on another dirt road... Thankfully this one was only 3 miles long. We found that if you drive 30 mph, the washboard ruts in the road aren't quite so bumpy.</div>
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We arrived a little before the park opened and appeared eager as we were first in line. There is so much history here and many structures are just as they were many years ago. Can't wait to see them!</div>
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It was interesting to learn that at one time when this town was booming, there were as many as 10,000 people that lived here. There was a large fire in 1932 that burned many of the original structures from the 1800's. </div>
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The bank. The walls are very thick with a heavy metal door. </div>
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We spent some time up on the hillside touring the cemetery. It is interesting to see that people in this Era did not live long. There was also a surprising amount of children buried here, many of them seemed to be around 3 years old. The last person was buried here in 2003. The last surviving resident of Bodie, California. What an interesting town. We were here for a couple of hours and probably only saw 1/3 of it. This would be a great place to bring the kids back to and plan on spending a little more time. </div>
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Mount Whitney has been many months in the planning. Not only do we need to train for the distance portion, we also need to train for the altitude by acclimatizing as high as we possibly can. White Mountain is commonly climbed as a Whitney trainer and we decided it would be perfect for us to use it that way too. </div>
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We checked the weather carefully in the weeks prior to our hike and it has had several days of snow dusting the peak, but our window for Saturday looks ideal for a peak run. </div>
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We were able to leave work around 3 and after some quick packing, we were on the road for a 5 hour drive to Bishop. We stayed in a campground right off of 395. We arrived late and after a quick meal, we readied the truck for bed. We decided to see how it would be to sleep in the bed of the truck on a cushion with the Tonneau cover closed 3/4 of the way with a blanket covering the opening. It was much like a pizza oven, but comfy... unless you have confined space issues. It's one of those things you really don't know until you try and on this experiment we learned that Chris really doesn't enjoy the coziness of this incredibly small space. However, sleeping without the blanket means you are nice and cozy inside while still looking straight up at the stars. It's a little less claustrophobic and were able to make that work.</div>
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We were able to watch the sun rise on our trip to find White Mountain Road. </div>
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Not knowing exactly where we were going, we relied a little bit too much on Google Maps. It directed us to this little road. And although it would have eventually connected us to White Mountain Road, we quickly found out this is NOT the way to go, unless you have a serious 4WD, which Val, my Dodge Ram is not. After less than a mile, we were crawling over rocks and squeezing between mountain shrubs that were just scratching their way down the side of the truck, like nails on a chalkboard. Painful. We both agreed this is not the way to go and were able to negotiate a U-turn. It was slow going to even get of there, but we were able to get back to the main road without too much truck damage. But if this is the way, we aren't going... </div>
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Thankfully, we found White Mountain Road just a couple of miles down the road. Whew!! So glad to see the sign for White Mountain! </div>
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Now for miles and miles of winding road through the Ancient Bristlecone Forest. It's so interesting. These trees are more than 4,000 years old!!</div>
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After miles and miles, we arrived at the infamous gravel road. The "proceed at your own risk" sign should also have read "prepare to drive 5mph for the next 1.5 hours"...</div>
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19 miles of washboard grooves, sharp rocks, dips, curves, turns, hills, etc. It's a tough road. We saw a few people driving 20 mph and I have no idea how they didn't get a flat tire (which is very common out here). They warn that a tow from here is more than $1,000. Ouch. I was happy to drive super slow and let it be what it is... a yucky, gravel road. </div>
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The surrounding area is all very barren. Because of strong winds, low moisture and poor soil conditions, very few things grow here. </div>
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FINALLY, the locked gate appears. This gate is 2 miles from the Observation station and the official start of the trail, but it's as far as you can travel by car. There are vault toilets here and that's about it. </div>
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It's also at about 11,000 ft. This is nearly above all of the other peaks we normally climb and this is our starting point! Get ready to suck wind! </div>
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In a continued effort to prepare for long hikes and of course Whitney, I have my food pretty much down to one bag. I found out I still have TONS left over. Have to work on getting this right so I don't have to carry so much food. It's heavy...</div>
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2 miles of climbing and we reach the <a href="http://www.wmrc.edu/facilities/bar/default.html" target="_blank">White Mountain Research Center, University of California Barcroft Station</a>. Elevation 12,470 feet. </div>
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This station was built to study physiology of high altitude and weather conditions on the mountain. It can house 20 people and completely off the grid using solar power to power the entire building and maintain it's internet connections. </div>
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And the official Trailhead. We are on our way up to the top of White Mountain Peak!</div>
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The trail is more like a 2 lane road. It's very easy to follow. We finally have a good view of the end goal. White Mountain is not white, but a plethora of colors and textures. Very pretty. </div>
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After a long slow downhill, we are on our way back up, up, up towards 13,000 feet. </div>
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At 13,000 feet high and 5 miles in, we stopped to have lunch. I enjoyed a nice egg and bacon breakfast burrito. It was perfect! I am definitely doing that again. We are both doing pretty well with the elevation. At about 12,000 our breathing became more labored and Chris was experiencing some light headed moments. I was also having a sinus headache. But none of it was enough to slow us down, yet. </div>
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Now we have to drop about 300 feet to get to the bottom of the mountain to start on the switchbacks. It's a bummer when you've climbed so high, only to go down to go back up...</div>
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Just over the top of my head, you can see the very tip, top of the peak. It's just right up there! It will be a while, things are slow going at this point. </div>
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I keep looking up at the peak. Each switchback seems to get steeper, but the draw of the peak keeps pulling us closer. This is mind over matter when things get difficult. Your body is telling you to stop, but your mind says keep going, you're not there yet. Bagging a peak isn't easy, but there is a definite payoff when you get there. </div>
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We started to go up a very difficult scramble up the scree when another hiker suggested we continue on the trail and it would swing around and connect back with the road. That was great suggestion, the scramble was very loose and at 14,000 feet, would have been very difficult. Thanks hiker guy!</div>
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Up and up we go! The peak is up there and around one more turn!</div>
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White Mountain Peak! This building is the <a href="http://www.wmrc.edu/facilities/bar/summit.html" target="_blank">Summit Hut </a>which is part of the research facility for the University of California. It can house up to 4 people for conducting research on weather, radiation and high altitude physiology. </div>
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We have a calm weather day to celebrate our achievement. It's chilly, but a gorgeous day. There is quite a bit of haze in the air either from fires or dust. So, the views are a bit obscured. But at least it's not windy! On December 19th, 2008, the summit recorded winds of 162.4 mph. WOW!</div>
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It's also very dry up here even though there have been a few dustings reported this past week. White Mountain stays very dry most of the year. On a typical summer day the amount of precipitable moisture in the air is 0.5mm. This is the lowest moisture level that has ever been recorded on planet earth! Seriously? Talk about extreme. From wind to low moisture, white mountain has it. This moisture will be a contrast to what we experience on Whitney since it often rains and snows up there. </div>
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We feel very accomplished making it up here. </div>
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We are both still feeling our symptoms from earlier. Headaches, a little bit light headed and definitely feeling the exertion of climbing at high altitude. But looking forward to the descent when it should all go away. </div>
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Signing the peak log. The cache box is now adorned with our stickers too!</div>
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And our inaugural flying of the GGG colors! Can't wait to let this one fly in the wind on top of Whitney in a couple of weeks. </div>
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We made our way down the mountain only to have to climb this hill once again back up to 13,000 where we had lunch. The up and down of this trail seems particularly difficult. Going down to go back up is a little deflating. </div>
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It was at about this time that Chris started not feeling well too. I didn't know it until we were at the bottom, but AMS was really setting in. Stomach upset, shortness of breath, chest tightness, headache. When we finally arrived at the truck and he disclosed to me how he was feeling, I knew he needed to get down to lower elevation. Unfortunately, I was trapped by the constraints of a terribly long, slow drive on a dirt road and unable to speed up the descent, I felt helpless. At 5-10 mph for the next 19 miles, it was difficult to see him not feeling well and unable to make it go away any faster. This portion of the trip was very worrisome. In my mind, his symptoms didn't present themselves the way <a href="http://www.altitude.org/altitude_sickness.php">AMS</a> would have normally, since it really came on strong as we were coming down. So it really had me worried that I was watching something else happening. Was it just AMS or was it something cardiac related? I have no idea, but we just need to get down to lower altitude to find out. It's a huge hurry up and wait moment that lasted for 1.5 hours. Painful.</div>
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Thankfully when we got down to about 6,000 feet, he really started to feel better. We pulled into a turnout off of the highway to camp for the night. Both of us were exhausted from the day, but I was still on an adrenaline high after being worried, so sleeping won't grab me yet. The confinement of the truck bed was also still an issue for Chris this night as well and we slept with the truck somewhat open to help alleviate that and open things up to the starry night sky. Neither of us got much sleep. We were awake before 5am, made some hot tea and decided to hit the road. We are going to take our time driving home and an alpine nap may happen along the way too. On the way home, we decided to check out the ghost town of Bodie. <a href="http://hustzkergies.blogspot.com/2017/09/bodie.html" target="_blank">You can read about it HERE</a>.</div>
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Even with all the misadventures of this trip so far, it's still an amazing feeling knowing that we were just on top of the third highest mountain in California and 15th in the US. Very cool! </div>
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Now it's time to get ready for Mount Whitney in 2 weeks!</div>
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