tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28744034387910963772024-03-18T07:34:54.354-07:00Trailing AheadExploring trails, nature, parks, landmarks, sculptures and other places of interest Axel D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06438831836545774008noreply@blogger.comBlogger536125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874403438791096377.post-71900037451993523932024-03-17T17:58:00.000-07:002024-03-18T07:34:22.293-07:00A Morro experience: Bishop Peak Trail<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylNO3yii0kci7zj33iV6D-8x558AtSM3dug6gDofKvHhFXwX-2O1av_IWCejAGOOUS07B54lXSkGrsdWnAnmHaUrIKuop799XiQmiyAS0ejCjQXbpyaCe-enC0o04P3199Swj0Z75ixYX92nwYNdeB0kheEU1u08vQih84p2TS_Pot0UcTWlN-nAI/s2400/BishopsPeakTrail_summit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylNO3yii0kci7zj33iV6D-8x558AtSM3dug6gDofKvHhFXwX-2O1av_IWCejAGOOUS07B54lXSkGrsdWnAnmHaUrIKuop799XiQmiyAS0ejCjQXbpyaCe-enC0o04P3199Swj0Z75ixYX92nwYNdeB0kheEU1u08vQih84p2TS_Pot0UcTWlN-nAI/w400-h300/BishopsPeakTrail_summit.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Volcanic plug exploration: on top of one of the two rock piles on Bishop Peak</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table>With a height of around 1,550 feet (472
m), <b>Bishop Peak</b> (also spelled <b>Bishop's Peak</b>) is the highest of the
<b>Morros</b>—a chain of volcanic mountains in <b>Central California</b>
stretching from San Luis Obispo to Morro Bay. Climbing to its top
will reward you not just with sweeping views of the San Luis Obispo
area, but also with the opportunity of scrambling between interestingly shaped rock-blocks.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0ha-aMSwA5Ydo845Spt3TgWg6tsrQ1XVN-LcBTP3-9yINNScEovKuXbC2it9G1YxXjiybV5ffjcj2Gl6YJuoCVMejwjZMGIVttW1R1Y_BaNIk9hEMAKjpaIRdHnGGtgWbggo6pQvTDlNmwK_l8XWf5jRx2lV3Nx3iE6_StWF1vQbSjr8NNyzER3-/s2400/BishopsPeakTrail_open_space.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0ha-aMSwA5Ydo845Spt3TgWg6tsrQ1XVN-LcBTP3-9yINNScEovKuXbC2it9G1YxXjiybV5ffjcj2Gl6YJuoCVMejwjZMGIVttW1R1Y_BaNIk9hEMAKjpaIRdHnGGtgWbggo6pQvTDlNmwK_l8XWf5jRx2lV3Nx3iE6_StWF1vQbSjr8NNyzER3-/w300-h400/BishopsPeakTrail_open_space.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Summit Trail with view of the summit</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Summit Trail</b></span> is the path to follow.
Don't expect to be alone on the trail or at the summit. California
Polytechnic State University is close by: climbing to the top of
Bishop Peak seems to be a work-out assignment for most students. The
trail winds up a steep, southwest-facing slope. Thanks to the many
switchbacks, I didn't experience the upward hike as strenuous (although I overheard people saying it is) and
enjoyed the changing vistas of the surrounding rock formations and of
<b>Los Osos Valley</b> and the <b>Irish Hills</b>.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh28KClbtVb0Qq-Y32UTUmO1DarpWI1EKoFHqpqp-SDQTzCS71ELHwRGABuRyDHafpGCjaNPxnAZx42-dMScn72pTQoDiS0k0IVFAKB-Eaw-dyPqs0rKhdacG7vQkxiErWDZATcVi8HArlciIO3cN__MREy9ew4bkiA0VXi_QQx1FPD3umjGVIPe_WN/s2000/BishopsPeakTrail_FerrininRanch.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1287" data-original-width="2000" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh28KClbtVb0Qq-Y32UTUmO1DarpWI1EKoFHqpqp-SDQTzCS71ELHwRGABuRyDHafpGCjaNPxnAZx42-dMScn72pTQoDiS0k0IVFAKB-Eaw-dyPqs0rKhdacG7vQkxiErWDZATcVi8HArlciIO3cN__MREy9ew4bkiA0VXi_QQx1FPD3umjGVIPe_WN/s320/BishopsPeakTrail_FerrininRanch.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">To get onto the Summit Trail, I started out from the <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Highland Drive Trailhead</span></b>, which is located on the left
side near the end of Highland Drive. There, a metal plate—worked into a
boulder—has the title <b><i>Ferrini Ranch Open Space</i></b> and informs (see picture): </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><blockquote><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">This Bishop's Peak trail leads to a very special place in
the community of San Luis Obsipo. For almost a century, the Ferrini
Family have been the stewards of this land and in 1995 they gifted
this trail and 138 acres of open space to the people of San Luis
Obispo.</span></b></blockquote><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The one-mile-long <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Highland Connector Trail</span></b> connects the Highland Drive with the Summit Trail. The latter, according to the Bishop Peak Natural Reserve trail map, has its starting point at the <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Patricia Trailhead</span></b> . The distance to the summit from the Patricia Trailhead is given as 1.9 miles. The distance from the Highland Drive Trailhead to the summit is somewhat shorter.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz6rYq9qGDZXw0D0uEm7JFgjK-2HSeSw41pCYJ6TERiFX6dRgk_dhP9EAnJau9xH9v57AAn-KIygbojR-4FP3U0_CFvCe_bc0T65401vQA6-o-llAwmcIXNL72XAhQ9oja3FYV3Y2t5uSBMEnB8zVlx4jwK_s1iIgSaZ1DXDyP0ulzr8GOL3jbDJ3f/s2400/BishopsPeakTrail_forested_section.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz6rYq9qGDZXw0D0uEm7JFgjK-2HSeSw41pCYJ6TERiFX6dRgk_dhP9EAnJau9xH9v57AAn-KIygbojR-4FP3U0_CFvCe_bc0T65401vQA6-o-llAwmcIXNL72XAhQ9oja3FYV3Y2t5uSBMEnB8zVlx4jwK_s1iIgSaZ1DXDyP0ulzr8GOL3jbDJ3f/w300-h400/BishopsPeakTrail_forested_section.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Shaded forest section of the Summit Trail</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">About one half of the hike is across meadows and through <b>shaded oak forest</b>. The other half includes a rockier trail with open views and multiple <b>switchbacks</b>. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MYOkWjh6_AHlKbZsD3D6id2xGNmmVtj4cbdDy8IAnVhZEeD0Im7VtkTBMgqAGmInEo9D4hWbW4ts6nKV0FV71yiiH_AITT_M76JHMmvgqVZm9oYjW7x1nDaJYV0Qv03764-YESX8h0CPriowlaSnKmmtghHDZyYhyphenhyphen0G2tSEpSeNsF1Eowsvi64xX/s2400/BishopsPeakTrail_halfway_to_summit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MYOkWjh6_AHlKbZsD3D6id2xGNmmVtj4cbdDy8IAnVhZEeD0Im7VtkTBMgqAGmInEo9D4hWbW4ts6nKV0FV71yiiH_AITT_M76JHMmvgqVZm9oYjW7x1nDaJYV0Qv03764-YESX8h0CPriowlaSnKmmtghHDZyYhyphenhyphen0G2tSEpSeNsF1Eowsvi64xX/w300-h400/BishopsPeakTrail_halfway_to_summit.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Summit Trail crossing southwest-facing slope</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjg87BPri9RSe1B7H0rQ1uxGdcD7iH1k5xPvjbWm4P_I3eYODGDWbyfRLUxotcIZxVIzPceJjFt150gAYCtAj8rUQcT_OJiv2l3NUO7JCbEOhPBr617GYPqBn9O79opsXdKz-WqE-zEe03RuOnI_SRiWKtBk_W7rMLZNxecTd6dIfcF6XqzrDQPKv/s2400/BishopsPeakTrail_slope.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjg87BPri9RSe1B7H0rQ1uxGdcD7iH1k5xPvjbWm4P_I3eYODGDWbyfRLUxotcIZxVIzPceJjFt150gAYCtAj8rUQcT_OJiv2l3NUO7JCbEOhPBr617GYPqBn9O79opsXdKz-WqE-zEe03RuOnI_SRiWKtBk_W7rMLZNxecTd6dIfcF6XqzrDQPKv/w400-h300/BishopsPeakTrail_slope.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">View of tumbled-down boulders and Los Osos Valley</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The trail officially ends between two piles of <i>rocks & blocks</i>. If you feel at ease with <b>off-trail explorations</b>, here you may scramble through brushes and grottoes or crawl the final feet to a top position.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRoi8pC4cvTnUsrEB1LDmB_keM68MkVmSQUstH8rw57LaF6H82muYIawT8hXtzBPq7-4vm6ypY0cIWO1dqSv3NQSv07HH4w2xFcno_KSTGLa-xvbuIOg8ZihKR9SQfbHqy0Ne8j9_wAf8HHoCN7elqIpEN7sRVK0tqflH_SAHfFb05LrUeXwlrMxH/s2400/BishopsPeakTrail_summit_boulders.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRoi8pC4cvTnUsrEB1LDmB_keM68MkVmSQUstH8rw57LaF6H82muYIawT8hXtzBPq7-4vm6ypY0cIWO1dqSv3NQSv07HH4w2xFcno_KSTGLa-xvbuIOg8ZihKR9SQfbHqy0Ne8j9_wAf8HHoCN7elqIpEN7sRVK0tqflH_SAHfFb05LrUeXwlrMxH/w400-h300/BishopsPeakTrail_summit_boulders.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;"><i>Rock sculptures</i> at Bishop Peak's summit</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><h3 style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">Trail maps</h3><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">There are trail maps alongside the trail:</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgva7XujjuAjxYwqwhtp9rrwyMZni9G_FNksSX7-M1K7mRMOoPqKHU_PKFeSoQARdSNRxGmWI5q7COFdQnfBlOLkLJw9BLcfVwqWk9onQVM7G1dFlUaTC15QcZChwQ7YL8LwqOTLUpvzXM-Lzqhzr43_O81u8Y1r5B5RfAFrq4IT1BC-azR2-uez8aD/s2400/BishopsPeakTrail_map.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgva7XujjuAjxYwqwhtp9rrwyMZni9G_FNksSX7-M1K7mRMOoPqKHU_PKFeSoQARdSNRxGmWI5q7COFdQnfBlOLkLJw9BLcfVwqWk9onQVM7G1dFlUaTC15QcZChwQ7YL8LwqOTLUpvzXM-Lzqhzr43_O81u8Y1r5B5RfAFrq4IT1BC-azR2-uez8aD/s320/BishopsPeakTrail_map.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">And there are PDF maps. Here is the link to the <b>Bishop Peak Natural Reserve Trail Map</b>: <a href="https://www.slocity.org/home/showdocument?id=16660">https://www.slocity.org/home/showdocument?id=16660</a>.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><h3 style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">Further reading</h3><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Bishop Peak in San Luis Obispo</b>. URL: <a href="https://www.hikespeak.com/trails/bishops-peak-san-luis-obispo-hike/">https://www.hikespeak.com/trails/bishops-peak-san-luis-obispo-hike/</a> (accessed March 17, 2024). </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Exploring the Nine Sisters</b>. March 3, 2013. URL: <a href="https://www.slovisitorsguide.com/exploring-the-nine-sisters/">https://www.slovisitorsguide.com/exploring-the-nine-sisters/</a> (accessed March 17, 2024).</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>San Luis Obispo</b> (including a trail map). URL: <a href="https://www.sierraclub.org/sites/default/files/sce/santa-lucia-chapter/lucians/BishopPeak.pdf">https://www.sierraclub.org/sites/default/files/sce/santa-lucia-chapter/lucians/BishopPeak.pdf</a> (accessed March 17, 2024).</p>
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</p>Axel D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06438831836545774008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874403438791096377.post-27794513425741013022023-12-29T16:20:00.000-08:002023-12-30T12:13:15.592-08:00Jack London Ranch: the Beauty Ranch and nearby sites<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4a0fCAFpkrvsteXXBOLW0qNaZFBpIx_n8ER7vYh-LnSF9vIBKDEcT-CRgSAogiI4Mt_l6BkANr0Gc-hLr25-rqyoJbPKLa0fahMO3ptPV29u8BY1JzHY16e5JTnrA89o6XKP3tNFBlrkDU3-vcLzpAwHBgyn0Bzbc4kKVQXRlc2bRaUrW1XfKkxlO/s2400/JLR_PigPalace1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4a0fCAFpkrvsteXXBOLW0qNaZFBpIx_n8ER7vYh-LnSF9vIBKDEcT-CRgSAogiI4Mt_l6BkANr0Gc-hLr25-rqyoJbPKLa0fahMO3ptPV29u8BY1JzHY16e5JTnrA89o6XKP3tNFBlrkDU3-vcLzpAwHBgyn0Bzbc4kKVQXRlc2bRaUrW1XfKkxlO/w400-h300/JLR_PigPalace1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">Pig Palace at Jack London Ranch</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>In 1905 the <b>America novelist</b> <b>Jack London</b> (1876-1916) and his wife Charmian moved to <b>Glen Ellen</b>, located fifty miles north of San Francisco, nestled between Petaluma and Napa. In the early 1900's, Jack London had purchased a large ranch and buildings in the Glen Ellen neighborhood. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xyhJdOD-3bKwvSBk1hq1n2rQ22BGI_aYgkPlhuduXsMUjW3rvsV9h_HUuKqOXgyGtJcJ-W3GlvY_daMP50Ej69C3R9e_6VR6kVFmu4Dh32KJ5Hf2oZ5D-z0evy9-pLnJCf-Hmyh1adqiq-pmvtCuEsAM6O0SCDtC1UtbtEkt-uOr3rpIM0w2vbn_/s2400/JLR_vineyard.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xyhJdOD-3bKwvSBk1hq1n2rQ22BGI_aYgkPlhuduXsMUjW3rvsV9h_HUuKqOXgyGtJcJ-W3GlvY_daMP50Ej69C3R9e_6VR6kVFmu4Dh32KJ5Hf2oZ5D-z0evy9-pLnJCf-Hmyh1adqiq-pmvtCuEsAM6O0SCDtC1UtbtEkt-uOr3rpIM0w2vbn_/w400-h300/JLR_vineyard.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">Private vineyard next to Jack London Ranch with forested Sonoma Mountain hills in the back</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Jack London State Historic Park</span></b> map shows the <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Jack London Ranch</span></b> and its surroundings in detail [<a href="https://jacklondonpark.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/JLSHP-Trail-Map-Updated-10-2021-MAP-ONLY.pdf"><b>pdf map</b></a>]. As an introduction to the park, I started with the <a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2023/12/jack-london-state-historic-park-from.html"><b>House of Happy Walls Museum and the Wolf House ruins</b></a> on my first visit in October this year. Then, I explored the <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Beauty Ranch</span></b>. This is a wood-framed cottage, which served as the <b>London's principal home</b>.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGshotpZ6UW8ezDPsG0MallRyLcI-l8PT2NtYQc5azdg7vUyFCKlzjd3VdztktdW23EcwlBPhKJ45Te3Ps9l6TeVtWkmTwBiqmuCUOO9ZChdICJuRJJsFfN-4LXXaMAyoU37HG6h6TwJOUFSeYZwGZTnnhngy24VgriNIPgyeswUwfkjw4lASHrKH/s2400/JLR_cottage.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGshotpZ6UW8ezDPsG0MallRyLcI-l8PT2NtYQc5azdg7vUyFCKlzjd3VdztktdW23EcwlBPhKJ45Te3Ps9l6TeVtWkmTwBiqmuCUOO9ZChdICJuRJJsFfN-4LXXaMAyoU37HG6h6TwJOUFSeYZwGZTnnhngy24VgriNIPgyeswUwfkjw4lASHrKH/w400-h300/JLR_cottage.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">The Beauty Ranch cottage</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Below, I show nearby sites defining the ranch and highlighting Jack London's many interests. Descriptions and quotations taken from onsite interpretive boards supplement selected pictures. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglIQ2OpFtolbQaKDbR8F1AzBWv2rX6CphXPR6R26_BkQUHVHmVvD8jQ_1WtiwcaWvN55nFn3bp-C4w31DBCe8EeW_BvkfUdSbuvU2mv8LprH5NdrkI_id0PJXlWo0mhs4Jmm8elZcyaEkgB5ZRZoh1jH0CxbB5fwLQkcBhJyr6lg5Fd_coLKFYn8hF/s2400/JLR_old_winery.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglIQ2OpFtolbQaKDbR8F1AzBWv2rX6CphXPR6R26_BkQUHVHmVvD8jQ_1WtiwcaWvN55nFn3bp-C4w31DBCe8EeW_BvkfUdSbuvU2mv8LprH5NdrkI_id0PJXlWo0mhs4Jmm8elZcyaEkgB5ZRZoh1jH0CxbB5fwLQkcBhJyr6lg5Fd_coLKFYn8hF/w400-h300/JLR_old_winery.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">Old Winery ruins next to cottage, backdropped by Sonoma Mountain ridge</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The <b>Old Winery ruins</b> are all that remains of the <b>Kohler and Frohling winery</b> building: “<b><span style="color: #0c343d;">Damaged by the 1906 earthquake, the structure was later converted by the London's into living quarters for their many workers and guests.</span></b>” <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0MyA6QL11TdM2X4lwhYWWVM-LCqieqhPxWjZ1PUPe6itE7wTbSVRthalg4XcpctBJ2gE8ZizjcshDTUtoc99dfEpYqy9MWCr7Tgkf7GDyByN4JzSFBtI6WoW6XH6j6RMatrlw_C9xhBj_7FK0CKSwVThibEa3BzWuNQ31cKHEeL-hyCL11uyip5L/s2400/JLR_spineless_cactus_experimenting.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0MyA6QL11TdM2X4lwhYWWVM-LCqieqhPxWjZ1PUPe6itE7wTbSVRthalg4XcpctBJ2gE8ZizjcshDTUtoc99dfEpYqy9MWCr7Tgkf7GDyByN4JzSFBtI6WoW6XH6j6RMatrlw_C9xhBj_7FK0CKSwVThibEa3BzWuNQ31cKHEeL-hyCL11uyip5L/w400-h300/JLR_spineless_cactus_experimenting.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">Prickly Pear Cactus: spineless or not spineless?</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">Jack London saw fine, fat cattle in Hawaii living well on spined cactus and wanted to duplicate the success of Hawaiian ranchers. He planed this field with Spineless Prickly Pear Cactus, <i>Opuntia avalon</i>, developed by renowned horticulturalist Luther Burbank. Between 1907 and 1913, Burbank promoted it as cattle feed.</span></b><div><b><span style="color: #0c343d;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">This experiment failed. Spineless cactus needed irrigation for rapid growth, and some plants grew back their spines.</span></b><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhStpX2I22Bjt2Idfp-5n4l_gI6dFDEH_bHGs9pl67MjlpYjBUNnN55Ezho5NxOMm6eIj9mr5IIMIjtZq5vl1lQTjci9Iff95bInAn90xDipaPoe3KjM7RVXrUy5CRCCwYqThy5sV3E08euvNHJkH4VG4sXED22do0Uje3hIf-9KzMPkRXSWL4maOEn/s2400/JLR_manure_pit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhStpX2I22Bjt2Idfp-5n4l_gI6dFDEH_bHGs9pl67MjlpYjBUNnN55Ezho5NxOMm6eIj9mr5IIMIjtZq5vl1lQTjci9Iff95bInAn90xDipaPoe3KjM7RVXrUy5CRCCwYqThy5sV3E08euvNHJkH4VG4sXED22do0Uje3hIf-9KzMPkRXSWL4maOEn/w400-h300/JLR_manure_pit.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">Manure Pit</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>The <b>Manure Pit</b> was built between the <b>stable for Shire mares</b> (former <b>Sherry Barn</b>) and the <b>Stallion barn</b>: “<b><span style="color: #0c343d;">The Manure Pit was constructed circa 1915. An overhead trolley was used to efficiently move manure in buckets.</span></b>”</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUG28ylKmiUu1kbCHV_0vui2GdAhV7HCkX6B8Xn1_duG97akErGgoJPviMm4u3htDKuOQGCHuZrHrDG5WjVsjKdv0wRT8bINOuVMrf8GWMIe2tQxilaDtOVHAhRMbMbw4cyN1L6ypHqE3CRSUWNWYLgxkyYgOUtMAcuM3Uo1wpMPPOeLnQiEpTiX96/s2400/JLR_eucalyptus.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUG28ylKmiUu1kbCHV_0vui2GdAhV7HCkX6B8Xn1_duG97akErGgoJPviMm4u3htDKuOQGCHuZrHrDG5WjVsjKdv0wRT8bINOuVMrf8GWMIe2tQxilaDtOVHAhRMbMbw4cyN1L6ypHqE3CRSUWNWYLgxkyYgOUtMAcuM3Uo1wpMPPOeLnQiEpTiX96/w400-h300/JLR_eucalyptus.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">Eucalyptus crop rows</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Walking from the winery ruins to the silos, Pig Palace and Smoke House, you will pass crop rows occupied by offspring trees Jack London had planted in the hope that “<b><span style="color: #0c343d;">harvesting eucalyptus would pay for other experiments. In 1910, 15,000 seedlings cost him only $150. Eventually, heplanted 80,000 trees, of three species: <i>E. viminalis</i>, <i>E. tereticornis</i>, and <i>E. globulus</i>. Unfortunately, London's experiment failed. The trees were only useful as firewood.</span></b>” <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_FxVXR0fbpPneX2agvspcMC2FGO3py8Mi0KK0LOhdcy6MmV4JJOx6Pnl4pkBRLNKe9tyuHEWyM_449E9pEO7lqlZQg8Rin6iBU8N8H3nf8SrXSqnuiGyd9xzHykS4Jp9x3oEmiZewEg6RcNUtY5BXW9gplL7eTnDQWAydIV3f5cPL07g_tCraJZe/s2400/JLR+PigPalace2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_FxVXR0fbpPneX2agvspcMC2FGO3py8Mi0KK0LOhdcy6MmV4JJOx6Pnl4pkBRLNKe9tyuHEWyM_449E9pEO7lqlZQg8Rin6iBU8N8H3nf8SrXSqnuiGyd9xzHykS4Jp9x3oEmiZewEg6RcNUtY5BXW9gplL7eTnDQWAydIV3f5cPL07g_tCraJZe/w400-h300/JLR+PigPalace2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">Pig-pens on a circle around a central feed tower</span></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtvzDO_8CkRXMQM11hK_cqvidBFqWwois2Z4IS4Fw-GVzlpMcsFgIedznLufrTwfzz7i3LEgTX7WcOW0nfRDajILKDpIHBqVHK3rvbsoBCeAyEExz7QOGXW6kmVrgf3w0uuD3QOZ7iY9lqEnm9TGfuvD9BhsmtWcfe6ZpvYdqbAbY3JoB4GyudYUH/s2400/JLR_bathhouse.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtvzDO_8CkRXMQM11hK_cqvidBFqWwois2Z4IS4Fw-GVzlpMcsFgIedznLufrTwfzz7i3LEgTX7WcOW0nfRDajILKDpIHBqVHK3rvbsoBCeAyEExz7QOGXW6kmVrgf3w0uuD3QOZ7iY9lqEnm9TGfuvD9BhsmtWcfe6ZpvYdqbAbY3JoB4GyudYUH/w400-h300/JLR_bathhouse.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">Bath House at London Lake</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>Getting there and beyond</b></h3><p>After passing the <b>Entrance Kiosk</b>, turn right to the <b>Upper Lot</b>, which features an <b>Equestrian Staging</b> section. Short trails, including the 0.1 mile-short <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Horse Trail</span></b>, connect the parking lot with ranch locations and a multitude of other trails. A dirt-road trail skirts the vineyard, leading to the old bath house at <b>London Lake</b> and, farther, to an amazing network of trails, which provide access to natural and recreational sites of interest—such as the <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Ancient Redwood</span></b>—and the <b>Sonoma Mountain Ridge Trail</b>.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7N5iEFUYH-rJzNXcLQ7B9pLkB_24rOsDIrYtUh4Svusu_2r9yoLWXjKfVtol0HXfZG2lQ0QrDMx-tULqqbsObCsNGI7SI4eSCHjOlp6pghF5lOTaeo9fXhoAU4qhkNWvMCRBa4RjJl_nzFeUtqvwy22L1s9cpcBVum87uTyT-oq_oMivqLXWUqs_O/s2800/JLR_redwoods.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2800" data-original-width="2100" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7N5iEFUYH-rJzNXcLQ7B9pLkB_24rOsDIrYtUh4Svusu_2r9yoLWXjKfVtol0HXfZG2lQ0QrDMx-tULqqbsObCsNGI7SI4eSCHjOlp6pghF5lOTaeo9fXhoAU4qhkNWvMCRBa4RjJl_nzFeUtqvwy22L1s9cpcBVum87uTyT-oq_oMivqLXWUqs_O/w300-h400/JLR_redwoods.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">Ancient redwood tree</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Today, many <b><span style="color: #274e13;">redwoods</span></b> are preserved within California's state and national parks. They are regarded as “<b><span style="color: #0c343d;">natural wonders not only for how long they have been on earth, but also for their height, mass, and hardiness</span><span style="color: #0c343d;">. With trunks as straight as columns and taller than a 25-story building, redwoods have a splendor that attracts visitors from around the world.</span></b>” Obviously, this one is not simply a straight giant, but branches out into strangely curved arms carrying their own straight columns and hanging branches.</p><p> </p></div>Axel D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06438831836545774008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874403438791096377.post-12735547339898059212023-12-08T18:34:00.000-08:002023-12-08T19:13:22.507-08:00Jack London State Historic Park: from the House of Happy Walls Museum to the Wolf House<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAs5tR66IYRxXn77XLIz5HtZo4c0agFwwGhW91GYLJuw4yPZnyYUVWlJtvEI1pvN3k40qHCMau0AS71keXLTnIEb8Mw0qj-ycZIxaH1Bye895uLWgKzOaM87TVzyTEiI2IbWOpmuqoYqJygZliJIvYDZuv3CSp7wyxusNB6ZMEa0MMtDoaJyUos-2a/s3200/JLSHP_Wolf_House_2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAs5tR66IYRxXn77XLIz5HtZo4c0agFwwGhW91GYLJuw4yPZnyYUVWlJtvEI1pvN3k40qHCMau0AS71keXLTnIEb8Mw0qj-ycZIxaH1Bye895uLWgKzOaM87TVzyTEiI2IbWOpmuqoYqJygZliJIvYDZuv3CSp7wyxusNB6ZMEa0MMtDoaJyUos-2a/w300-h400/JLSHP_Wolf_House_2.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">Where Jack and Charmian London never came to live in: the burnt-out Wolf House (Fire: August 1913, photo 110 years later: October 2023)</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table>The<b> Jack London State Historic Park</b> includes Jack London's Beauty Ranch, the Wolf House Ruins, the grave site knoll, a museum, historic orchards and many hiking trails varying in length, steepness and visitor traffic. <p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuArTiY50UmxvlsfoUGtNKBv87E0iPkgL3lQQZh8HgMhIN5VD8UdeeZ4AqlY1Sc1ICnpFNG0VGy9HJ8ALIfJwacaewQt8_BQxS7OmbrQ8tMk6UslxuH6auFsT9OxxRG31ZnHYvV7iw4FmLNQ13S2VIpA6KZEjflS4cUrligXAoKV_1f4B-iq6GJmrJ/s2400/JLSHP_Museum.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuArTiY50UmxvlsfoUGtNKBv87E0iPkgL3lQQZh8HgMhIN5VD8UdeeZ4AqlY1Sc1ICnpFNG0VGy9HJ8ALIfJwacaewQt8_BQxS7OmbrQ8tMk6UslxuH6auFsT9OxxRG31ZnHYvV7iw4FmLNQ13S2VIpA6KZEjflS4cUrligXAoKV_1f4B-iq6GJmrJ/w400-h300/JLSHP_Museum.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">House of Happy Walls Museum</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7T5gJiPEU6BiIrnDYA4x9aKAFhbKWSfgE9toIKTNPCU4pLcaBxuIrSMf2aC8xM4IHHfdI3Aghl1VWFNDYpyogUPRY1Zz3rlq0sdR3-ANyEitgYQNVR7Spw6nhF9tpoh1J9g7zPj7H86cvjy734nyKTrcR1vrLa5w-BBbkArAVEXUUze9nBRYFpyW9/s3200/JLSHP_Museum_books.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="2400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7T5gJiPEU6BiIrnDYA4x9aKAFhbKWSfgE9toIKTNPCU4pLcaBxuIrSMf2aC8xM4IHHfdI3Aghl1VWFNDYpyogUPRY1Zz3rlq0sdR3-ANyEitgYQNVR7Spw6nhF9tpoh1J9g7zPj7H86cvjy734nyKTrcR1vrLa5w-BBbkArAVEXUUze9nBRYFpyW9/s320/JLSHP_Museum_books.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">Books by the Brain Merchant</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>On my first visit to the park, I started out along short wooded trails and the service road that connect the <b>House of Happy Walls Museum</b> with the <b>Grave Site Knoll</b> and the <b>burnt-out Wolf House</b>. The museum, a field-stone home named the House of Happy Walls, was built by <b><span style="color: #20124d;">Charmian London</span></b> after her husband's death in 1916. Originally designed as both, her place to live and a memorial to <b><span style="color: #20124d;">Jack London</span></b>, the building today features Jack's adventures around the San Francisco Bay Region and around the globe. Jack London saw himself as a “brain merchant,” embellished by his kaleidoscopic personality. His “<b>insatiable drive to see, to live, to do</b>”—the words in which a museum panel describes Jack's explorative way of life—resulted into the publication of over 50 books.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSypUin8c4_ekK0hemKL8wrZ4Uxn7sGWil-hWXhNZhymyYS51qawUtkFUHAwCQ-bQ_cJqL6vttIRsTUNoWbp07I09sOD7oX5UlMoyn8BVLxHDAYL7GbLqQl9sIhfnlRlXdEwUnthQE_pumOWcCD6NLtDCJvkMWbuAyMw6G6u911S4rosS3Q0cj1m3o/s2400/JLSHP_trail.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSypUin8c4_ekK0hemKL8wrZ4Uxn7sGWil-hWXhNZhymyYS51qawUtkFUHAwCQ-bQ_cJqL6vttIRsTUNoWbp07I09sOD7oX5UlMoyn8BVLxHDAYL7GbLqQl9sIhfnlRlXdEwUnthQE_pumOWcCD6NLtDCJvkMWbuAyMw6G6u911S4rosS3Q0cj1m3o/w400-h300/JLSHP_trail.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">Trail downhill from the museum</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>A 0.3-mile-long path leads downhill from the museum to a service road. Turning left onto this road, it just takes a few minutes to get to the point where the road bends south. On the left side, a short spur trail makes a half-circle up onto the knoll to the site of two graves: the <b>grave of Jack and Charmian London</b> and the <b>grave of David and Lillie Greenlaw</b>, the children of pioneer settlers. </p><p>Earle Labor writes that Charmian London was faithful in honoring Jack's wish to be buried on the knoll near the graves of the two Greenlaw children [1].</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu5JdkJiY-zMQqIoFYgtz9DaH9OtTLz8n3tOnDZ7B8d3vkf9NPKVEebRJiH3DBrKr8qxy11_u2wVpY_ZSXNP0VuGXtbVcS19O-UxyNPUcXTTjswtshPNVwzjJMqf2n8UZZlxrAsvR5Mus9psn3gyBiq8Qvxikvi4ViXV7wvRxOff6X4EzFi6tNiWQE/s2400/JLSHP_Jack_London_grave.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu5JdkJiY-zMQqIoFYgtz9DaH9OtTLz8n3tOnDZ7B8d3vkf9NPKVEebRJiH3DBrKr8qxy11_u2wVpY_ZSXNP0VuGXtbVcS19O-UxyNPUcXTTjswtshPNVwzjJMqf2n8UZZlxrAsvR5Mus9psn3gyBiq8Qvxikvi4ViXV7wvRxOff6X4EzFi6tNiWQE/w400-h300/JLSHP_Jack_London_grave.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;"><b>Jack London's Grave: a fenced-in large rock from the Wolf House site</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />In a State Park edition of Jack's non-fiction <i>The Cruise of the Snark</i> [2], I found the following detail about the grave site: “<b><span style="color: #0c343d;">On November 26, 1916, in a silent ceremony, Charmian London placed her husband's ashes on the chosen knoll under a large rock from the Wolf House. After she passed away in 1955, Charmian's ashes were laid under the same rock, next to Jack.</span></b>”<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihchMbvPCRCEIAsYFCuHzirW9EkOCVDmAsG82lMJLvnfLmwGkCa1Ol9HQka2uUMpz8lG487S2pvhlVn4G9rVHm9DC41KBqmxVrc9APLRzffbJNpQE6_XxoF5l5bZBmQmaQgr-iJMsf_5Ft2Z_y6PWRhugLHzLmgxJFZxuuF9_PgDqHgAGuO5G2zJZX/s2400/JLSHP_Greenlaw_children.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihchMbvPCRCEIAsYFCuHzirW9EkOCVDmAsG82lMJLvnfLmwGkCa1Ol9HQka2uUMpz8lG487S2pvhlVn4G9rVHm9DC41KBqmxVrc9APLRzffbJNpQE6_XxoF5l5bZBmQmaQgr-iJMsf_5Ft2Z_y6PWRhugLHzLmgxJFZxuuF9_PgDqHgAGuO5G2zJZX/w400-h300/JLSHP_Greenlaw_children.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">David and Lillie Greenlaw graves, enclosed in a small square of ancient fence</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>According to a state park panel, Jack London was inspired by the graves of David and Lillie Greenlaw, the children of pioneer settlers, and requested that his ashes might someday lie next to little David and Lillie. </p><p>Returning to the service road, it only takes a few minutes to continue the downhill stroll to the site of the <b>Wolf House</b>. Jack London was known under the nickname “<b>The Wolf</b>”, making a reference to wolves and dogs that he turns into “his readers best friends” in so many of his stories. When the architect Albert Farr started in 1911 the design of Jack's dream home, people would call it the the Wolf House. </p><p>Unfortunately (or luckily, considering a potential death by fire), Jack and Charmian never moved in. A panel at the site of the Wolf House ruins reports why: “<b><span style="color: #0c343d;">A month before the Londons were to move in—August 22, 1913—a fire probably caused by spontaneous combustion destroyed the home.</span></b>” This comes as a surprise, since Jack and Albert<b style="color: #0c343d;">—</b>influenced by the Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake<b>—</b>developed a robust construction plan based on a rustic, fireproof design with local volcanic rock and unpeeled redwood mounted on a concrete foundation that could hold a 40-story building.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAleli5vt4eI0dJG8-bcaOHyKuFG1AxEpUxgdCP656YoBwgcT7XrQTZEhG0jdFfx2T_9oo6J0PVgIQj0l8rs2w5enX56vRqW6AWqEAwowF8uv8V5glDkuI5PC3SYQX5Y-WFzWmy15BCDeK9IWxWB4eAgfwyeypw8GJyew-DlnggDdH6GXf0jeILvC/s2400/JLSHP_Wolf_House.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAleli5vt4eI0dJG8-bcaOHyKuFG1AxEpUxgdCP656YoBwgcT7XrQTZEhG0jdFfx2T_9oo6J0PVgIQj0l8rs2w5enX56vRqW6AWqEAwowF8uv8V5glDkuI5PC3SYQX5Y-WFzWmy15BCDeK9IWxWB4eAgfwyeypw8GJyew-DlnggDdH6GXf0jeILvC/w400-h300/JLSHP_Wolf_House.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;"><b>Wolf House Ruins</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The panel also describes the future home, which the Londons lost: “<b><span style="color: #0c343d;">The four-story, 15,000-square-foot house commanded a view of of the Sonoma Valley. Its 26 rooms and 9 fireplaces cost about $50,000, and included such modern conveniences as hot water, heating, electric lighting, and refrigerating and vacuum cleaning plants.</span></b>”</p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3B-ej6aCS3vufqGO5B2KT24AVxRbVx68I6wT-g_lpht3i5WeJrn2in1An9Zz7CGseYD__FqVftInrYMVoyrZg8JSAWKi20m9-lB6q6pDRxSEVPNw4CqxRAIGaIu-1v4LQby5swp8_PxwFC9siAGTvw6A057madVS0VoueIAttbHAV-QBZazDPcAyM/s3200/JLSHP_Wolf_House_3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3B-ej6aCS3vufqGO5B2KT24AVxRbVx68I6wT-g_lpht3i5WeJrn2in1An9Zz7CGseYD__FqVftInrYMVoyrZg8JSAWKi20m9-lB6q6pDRxSEVPNw4CqxRAIGaIu-1v4LQby5swp8_PxwFC9siAGTvw6A057madVS0VoueIAttbHAV-QBZazDPcAyM/w300-h400/JLSHP_Wolf_House_3.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;"><b>Wolf House with most walls and chimneys still standing</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting there</h3><p>Driving north on <b>Arnold Drive</b> in <b>Glen Ellen</b>, turn left on <b>London Ranch Road</b>. Follow this road to its end, which is the <b>Entrance Kiosk</b> of the Jack London State Historic Park. Once you are inside, turn left for <b>parking at the Museum Lot</b>. </p><h3 style="text-align: left;">References and more to read</h3><p>[1] See page 383 in <b>Earle Labor</b>'s biography: <b>Jack Lonodon</b> - <b>An American Life</b>. First paperback edition published in <b>2014</b> by <i>Farrar, Straus and Giroux</i>, New York.</p><p>[2] See page 332 in the following <b>Jack London State Historic Park Museum Edition</b>: Jack London. The Cruise of the Snark. <i>SeaWolf Press</i>, Orinda, CA 94562, <b>2017</b> (originally published in 1911 by The Macmillan Company). </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Axel D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06438831836545774008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874403438791096377.post-28504079825074464682023-11-26T21:22:00.000-08:002023-11-26T21:29:39.167-08:00A scenic round trip at Point Reyes National Seashore: Bear Valley Trail, Coast Trail, Sky Trail, and Old Pine Trail<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_b08cAdOiUfrp9sE6CPCdbQhSig224i2v1sOfxQVX9_-2p5xdSZf0Rl3-OeoXTFgO8AhFdiZBYEpMMON6kr3s4Zhet6QiNwVQ1rnhtPgax3w2GWxewNY_008e3VTo3r0qgDq8lv3qREGbclX7Xn2Ng7hovWDW82s9FiCZ2e1ZEOMHzQZerPEK-9nH/s2400/Point_Reyes_Coast_Trail.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_b08cAdOiUfrp9sE6CPCdbQhSig224i2v1sOfxQVX9_-2p5xdSZf0Rl3-OeoXTFgO8AhFdiZBYEpMMON6kr3s4Zhet6QiNwVQ1rnhtPgax3w2GWxewNY_008e3VTo3r0qgDq8lv3qREGbclX7Xn2Ng7hovWDW82s9FiCZ2e1ZEOMHzQZerPEK-9nH/w400-h300/Point_Reyes_Coast_Trail.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">View of cliffs and Drakes Bay from Coast Trail</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpMo1WHR6zkIDv3SnCUO5nd5Pj7VYdt86gOxSXTCncFBd-L2vGkr8uEddC1aTcIcg6aSorl4wcJNCfgKVamC20h_S_DGP7WVgKPXJjpJDoCg8LGb3C0Lh0Ur4l7aYWkJNxoZL2-gsuHTAQ06a1YjP3FdXz1m1oG6z2gQftYXLIj7G2JY6e7j-wJfr/s2400/Point_Reyes_BearValleyTrailhead.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpMo1WHR6zkIDv3SnCUO5nd5Pj7VYdt86gOxSXTCncFBd-L2vGkr8uEddC1aTcIcg6aSorl4wcJNCfgKVamC20h_S_DGP7WVgKPXJjpJDoCg8LGb3C0Lh0Ur4l7aYWkJNxoZL2-gsuHTAQ06a1YjP3FdXz1m1oG6z2gQftYXLIj7G2JY6e7j-wJfr/w200-h150/Point_Reyes_BearValleyTrailhead.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p>If you are planning a round trip from the <b><a href="https://www.axeleratio.com/pic/park/point_reyes/bear_valley_visitor_center.htm">Bear Valley Visitor Center</a></b> that includes forest meadows, coastal landmarks as well as a mountain ridge, the <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Point Reyes trail network</span></b> provides various options. </p><p><b>Inverness Ridge</b>, having <b>Mount Wittenberg</b> (elevation: 1407 ft, 428 m) as its highest point, stretches from the north-west of the Point Reyes peninsula to the south-east, such that the visitor center is located north of the ridge and the coast on its southwest side. Therefore, any round trip requires traveling a certain section along the ridge trail, named <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Sky Trail</span></b>. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2PP0KhEbfa9QePmM06fC0byPvRzuICC_p1SNDR_j1FR-W37WV5bUmQiu8Vjr89ILr_naopY2XwfL49IXuAzozTpYWGF_h7Dh5za9WH1FMxrslqFEudzM-QpgVwbSTuR5xT2QoKgwp9xjI5AW1uJ11BW2t-8JEYG4xiqWvM5VgakmpqwNDU0B-3Od/s2400/Point_Reyes_Sky_Trail.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2PP0KhEbfa9QePmM06fC0byPvRzuICC_p1SNDR_j1FR-W37WV5bUmQiu8Vjr89ILr_naopY2XwfL49IXuAzozTpYWGF_h7Dh5za9WH1FMxrslqFEudzM-QpgVwbSTuR5xT2QoKgwp9xjI5AW1uJ11BW2t-8JEYG4xiqWvM5VgakmpqwNDU0B-3Od/w300-h400/Point_Reyes_Sky_Trail.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Inverness Ridge: Sky Trail</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>At the end of October this year, I hiked south on <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Bear Valley Trail</span></b> to <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Divide Meadow</span></b> (1.6 miles from the visitor center).</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZQRQTDBG2kwdZP36oT2fmjzvrMUGv1I4SAFSBnoKHn1v4aIV55Ywgi1QwA6pMlkjEFOVmEo2IdXuH36_PaIPoiJdiEg59tju3jzsawHS5FByVE7r6Y_4nxkBMCOy9QrGqysK0fNtKiOyvA7pdioOMzNsRPbrztpVGJs2AntdibBkep0gpvd0KlAh/s2400/Point_Reyes_Divide_Meadow.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZQRQTDBG2kwdZP36oT2fmjzvrMUGv1I4SAFSBnoKHn1v4aIV55Ywgi1QwA6pMlkjEFOVmEo2IdXuH36_PaIPoiJdiEg59tju3jzsawHS5FByVE7r6Y_4nxkBMCOy9QrGqysK0fNtKiOyvA7pdioOMzNsRPbrztpVGJs2AntdibBkep0gpvd0KlAh/w400-h300/Point_Reyes_Divide_Meadow.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Divide Meadow</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>At Divide Meadow, I started the round trip by continuing south on Bear Valley Trail (for 2.4 miles)—a riparian trail with tree tunnel sections.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1QeO6RitKiIqmri9fWuRXGjLgLSNDvTeGDLtJsuvGeJ_6CVbk8bEyVIA6wDYkmFPOPKNRVlTbkQLEMIZXosAd-jMND5iGNCt4Zkr4-Tpn5L6XI1rAPl3VyB9FtXlirwXPF8fD2ZZ6A1mh3zQC1GlKUTbzZiIyV3fwIm43HjnWa_n7LBWveV5Yx8f-/s2400/Point_Reyes_BearValleyTrail.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1QeO6RitKiIqmri9fWuRXGjLgLSNDvTeGDLtJsuvGeJ_6CVbk8bEyVIA6wDYkmFPOPKNRVlTbkQLEMIZXosAd-jMND5iGNCt4Zkr4-Tpn5L6XI1rAPl3VyB9FtXlirwXPF8fD2ZZ6A1mh3zQC1GlKUTbzZiIyV3fwIm43HjnWa_n7LBWveV5Yx8f-/w400-h300/Point_Reyes_BearValleyTrail.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Lots of shade along Bear Valley Trail</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Where the Bear Valley Trail meets the Coast Trail, I was going north on a short section of the <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Coast Trail</span> </b>(for 0.5 miles)—arguable the most picturesque section of the loop hike with its views of endless coastal cliffs and sea rocks.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZzPPiVgjL6CX51aBAnpXuDwZFt_cP6AcH_voSNQ0xgYOphDhfge2l6naqAIdRDdtfLstxUxI5o4yFmH580nGPGvHCcSMETRgBs6vRT2KBLCPgBnQfMrkSYB0E92MwUg910giMdBlpOfmUqE1W0Mh7cgBA4qpojic656QQoJwykAqIuenZwXnOLq4/s2400/Point_Reyes_Coast_Trail_view.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZzPPiVgjL6CX51aBAnpXuDwZFt_cP6AcH_voSNQ0xgYOphDhfge2l6naqAIdRDdtfLstxUxI5o4yFmH580nGPGvHCcSMETRgBs6vRT2KBLCPgBnQfMrkSYB0E92MwUg910giMdBlpOfmUqE1W0Mh7cgBA4qpojic656QQoJwykAqIuenZwXnOLq4/w400-h300/Point_Reyes_Coast_Trail_view.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Coastal features around Drakes Bay</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4ppSKx5vHOPdY9FN_SOGfecvtCCrM_MQRArjnnr4CBHs_7VeroV0OplQ_3hH17jXtwqm6CwJGR8QfVgtrBGEYwykOFbL1vs9vdiV76xlOFoFQU28pUX2fwpRPuOiMut8dT-S9TSoAW7JbmePvzyZFzKZUg1unl8PbO84oGXigKPLS0HxeS10A_Fk/s2400/Point_Reyes_Sky_Trail_fire_recovery.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4ppSKx5vHOPdY9FN_SOGfecvtCCrM_MQRArjnnr4CBHs_7VeroV0OplQ_3hH17jXtwqm6CwJGR8QfVgtrBGEYwykOFbL1vs9vdiV76xlOFoFQU28pUX2fwpRPuOiMut8dT-S9TSoAW7JbmePvzyZFzKZUg1unl8PbO84oGXigKPLS0HxeS10A_Fk/s320/Point_Reyes_Sky_Trail_fire_recovery.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Fire recovery on Inverness Ridge</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table>To complete the round trip from the Sky Trail/Coast Trail junction, you want to cintinue north on the <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Sky Trail</span></b> (for 2.8 miles) and then returning to Divide Meadow via the <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Pine Trail</span></b> (1.9 miles). With the loop total of 7.6 miles and forth-and-back to Divide Meadow adding 3.2 miles, the overall hike takes 10.8 miles. <div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPKI602xBnh8cVNDJRucNvnupQnTGp_wT1RsIemN5jtZdcwZ9kwVfti00ovJuFQJ2NJDUMebTKc6rUXfA58xlYJQxHQJotDFrJtfe97K3F-IFQ7hFpbHGW3iv6f0JnT0CCenggkc5nLrknGKhmagg5Qb2dxVKiHmmocA5eVZZIvd1laPe2HAGeyiLW/s2400/Point_Reyes_Old_Pine_Trail.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPKI602xBnh8cVNDJRucNvnupQnTGp_wT1RsIemN5jtZdcwZ9kwVfti00ovJuFQJ2NJDUMebTKc6rUXfA58xlYJQxHQJotDFrJtfe97K3F-IFQ7hFpbHGW3iv6f0JnT0CCenggkc5nLrknGKhmagg5Qb2dxVKiHmmocA5eVZZIvd1laPe2HAGeyiLW/s320/Point_Reyes_Old_Pine_Trail.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Old Pine Trail</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9LjmjkQu2FoZhPnMAmtGEHdEEsUJZEFvtC_vGpvt5m4pGFRCHL9byqjKGPcB_UusvM_wclOn4i-hCW0S1xKHRCgZRjiJnbJijjRs67mqjB5yCs-cqVWylrnq2ipvsRFX-Jez8pAS4x4B1ik2CyzbV1GVtCaOU_LrwyGSqDGliPeLb73UlOr3ybrM/s2400/Point_Reyes_OldPineTrail_BolinasRidgeView.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9LjmjkQu2FoZhPnMAmtGEHdEEsUJZEFvtC_vGpvt5m4pGFRCHL9byqjKGPcB_UusvM_wclOn4i-hCW0S1xKHRCgZRjiJnbJijjRs67mqjB5yCs-cqVWylrnq2ipvsRFX-Jez8pAS4x4B1ik2CyzbV1GVtCaOU_LrwyGSqDGliPeLb73UlOr3ybrM/w400-h300/Point_Reyes_OldPineTrail_BolinasRidgeView.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">View of Bolinas Ridge from Old Pine Trail</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>In case you are including a <b>side trip</b> to <b><a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2023/11/kelham-beach-trail-point-reyes-national.html">Kelham Beach</a></b> (0.5 miles one-way, start at Sky Trail/Coast Trail junction), your grand total will almost be 12 miles. A wonderful day hike with plenty of time to relax at and explore sites of interest and inhale at ease while resting at selected vista points. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQkGPPyvLWlylktAOwBzLlwYtWrZwOk4UIioIv-DakR6IxSNUbu9kCLQoWObPhyphenhyphenCKO7KXQzrPj5zT-_k1lMwQC-jCvvIK0rdnAC8NgbGoLMQ2VdFbfnIKxpXTAbIDs-quZwsaC331cZIgZz1U3hlRG7GTCweEvs3DU0c3ZeImDqA02reqi6nxx7-o/s2400/Point_Reyes_Kelham_Beach_Drakes_Bay_birds.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQkGPPyvLWlylktAOwBzLlwYtWrZwOk4UIioIv-DakR6IxSNUbu9kCLQoWObPhyphenhyphenCKO7KXQzrPj5zT-_k1lMwQC-jCvvIK0rdnAC8NgbGoLMQ2VdFbfnIKxpXTAbIDs-quZwsaC331cZIgZz1U3hlRG7GTCweEvs3DU0c3ZeImDqA02reqi6nxx7-o/w400-h300/Point_Reyes_Kelham_Beach_Drakes_Bay_birds.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">“Busy” Kelham Beach and Drakes Bay</span></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p></div>Axel D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06438831836545774008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874403438791096377.post-36522369054954280292023-11-25T18:09:00.000-08:002023-11-26T17:03:41.095-08:00Kelham Beach Trail, Point Reyes National Seashore<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7BQt_oFEowcud3xhFrknXvMqPUeWNncYiAqozNJUqN2hQzY-HdiHwXdY_fDRBSN2P-Xva-DGYfvT7C8YEihAlwjwnR1kVkpSJL6ubMk0DZJYx-_8sIyf_7C2RQ3sJsUnlcYA5zjAAsIJPAtXFPQ1Iplo26mDDd6qqtFP92IcjK7FLwuRaZ5l8cvhE/s2400/Point_Reyes_Kelham_Beach_Drakes_Bay.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7BQt_oFEowcud3xhFrknXvMqPUeWNncYiAqozNJUqN2hQzY-HdiHwXdY_fDRBSN2P-Xva-DGYfvT7C8YEihAlwjwnR1kVkpSJL6ubMk0DZJYx-_8sIyf_7C2RQ3sJsUnlcYA5zjAAsIJPAtXFPQ1Iplo26mDDd6qqtFP92IcjK7FLwuRaZ5l8cvhE/w400-h300/Point_Reyes_Kelham_Beach_Drakes_Bay.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Kelham Beach with Drakes Bay and whale bone explorers</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9GvSKgbkXJLZFkwuVpxYXst6aoSU2Y73DZUAkA9BqUPOcPwU-qtN4dc5ckLrPzMmphBdCbLtD7AU46mVkmt9P55Zzh2LjIhaeWomBglvYavMJHlDX2APhtLKjmoM-TMixpjI-FiYjLCrn7_MdHKJbf71MxpTDFtnImSWyNhrKrUuh8S_S1l-IM0c/s2400/Point_Reyes_Kelham_Beach_Trail.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9GvSKgbkXJLZFkwuVpxYXst6aoSU2Y73DZUAkA9BqUPOcPwU-qtN4dc5ckLrPzMmphBdCbLtD7AU46mVkmt9P55Zzh2LjIhaeWomBglvYavMJHlDX2APhtLKjmoM-TMixpjI-FiYjLCrn7_MdHKJbf71MxpTDFtnImSWyNhrKrUuh8S_S1l-IM0c/w200-h150/Point_Reyes_Kelham_Beach_Trail.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><b><span style="color: #783f04;">Kelham Beach Trail</span></b> is a short trail that connects the Point Reyes <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Coast Trail</span></b> with a scenic beach on the east side of <b><span style="color: #0c343d;">Drakes Bay</span></b> in California. On your way north from the <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Sky Trail/Coast Trail junction</span></b>, you can't miss the “lonely” eucalyptus tree. That is from where a short path and steps lead down to <b>Kelhalm Beach</b>.<p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPCzZ4yXAQm_dHqHvoNjuC8xSYwiQ2tqZBtumcsWfiN-xDOWZFPdUNLusiaJ5RGWTKJhlad9G6xCp5bbvL0Eqd0q6QsLcsr86K9xf19gHoRLbBdiHKBUfXIbesCxt98yxXU4nxlpFOOG6lXbISP4vQ_xkj_H8dyrqC1IfqGKD-4KnjbeybBrlzl1F/s2400/Point_Reyes_Kelham_Beach_waterfall.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPCzZ4yXAQm_dHqHvoNjuC8xSYwiQ2tqZBtumcsWfiN-xDOWZFPdUNLusiaJ5RGWTKJhlad9G6xCp5bbvL0Eqd0q6QsLcsr86K9xf19gHoRLbBdiHKBUfXIbesCxt98yxXU4nxlpFOOG6lXbISP4vQ_xkj_H8dyrqC1IfqGKD-4KnjbeybBrlzl1F/s320/Point_Reyes_Kelham_Beach_waterfall.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Kelham Beach is a 0.9-mile-long strip of sand between cliffs and ocean water. Looking around, you will find evidence of cliff crumbling, sliding, and falling rocks. Water is seeping or dripping down at wall sites. A short walk from the trail access point (apparently the only point of refuge when high tide water or giant waves are coming in) to the south brings you to a small waterfall. </p><p><br /></p><p>When I was visiting Kelham Beach on a beautiful day at the end of October in 2023, I found a <b>gray whale skull</b> and various bones on the beach. Not being a biologist, I only assumed those to be <b>whale bones</b>. Asking a ranger at the <a href="https://www.axeleratio.com/pic/park/point_reyes/bear_valley_visitor_center.htm"><b>Bear Valley Visitor Center</b></a>, I was told they are gray whale bones. The exhibit area in the visitor center actually features a gray whale skull und bones, which looked similar to what I had seen at Kelham Beach. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC9atjYg-U1QBepNglCnEoRjyzJp_tq8c1FV5NYfpwN5qRtd4oMqtC2LTuVr7Ju0UTOfpQV2oeFSWrUG35TUhD6mZMa30iwmqOF3FDrMMNdQ_5DfdMA6Ew8NiebeP8eUi-i-uJgBbxLPQKqjBMeZZQbD5w8T8blOO4thbta3bVv2u8KSLeQQFLgXYA/s2400/Point_Reyes_KelhamBeach.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC9atjYg-U1QBepNglCnEoRjyzJp_tq8c1FV5NYfpwN5qRtd4oMqtC2LTuVr7Ju0UTOfpQV2oeFSWrUG35TUhD6mZMa30iwmqOF3FDrMMNdQ_5DfdMA6Ew8NiebeP8eUi-i-uJgBbxLPQKqjBMeZZQbD5w8T8blOO4thbta3bVv2u8KSLeQQFLgXYA/w400-h300/Point_Reyes_KelhamBeach.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Kelham Beach with gray whale skull and sea birds</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLldbfHKJygr1TyhK1p5gOeSwNJGYkQ1lnkhlZwQwqfekIp5clnIzd3wZaziOc3ehr_G6N3uK-pElNxIX7rBZoMxMkYog1TCNzFbg2vqSHn4om_ZUHYmRnHIen08ZQehp200vsL8inz920CX97Yoc1xcqey-W2RpBf2sId-nGIdr1du8ZjjGgxOaH5/s2400/Point_Reyes_Kelham_Beach_graywhale_skull.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLldbfHKJygr1TyhK1p5gOeSwNJGYkQ1lnkhlZwQwqfekIp5clnIzd3wZaziOc3ehr_G6N3uK-pElNxIX7rBZoMxMkYog1TCNzFbg2vqSHn4om_ZUHYmRnHIen08ZQehp200vsL8inz920CX97Yoc1xcqey-W2RpBf2sId-nGIdr1du8ZjjGgxOaH5/w400-h300/Point_Reyes_Kelham_Beach_graywhale_skull.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Close-up look at gray whale skull</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpRHpBvQW7GLBwhLp0VKcq4pxEsHBvwSvmsiCR_JXq8thCbCm7Df5UcBqSco84uZkR3UL6ntLsrYQAYc8MzHCF1LBwCx2mB-QRqKx6rF7P_BGto4sDV0xfMhpSrVqCnftXOmLEvlqmKXnq-4K6GGUpE6nsvPqRuAB3PJyNh_uFEgT9W5r4XKpAp7V/s2400/Point_Reyes_Kelham_Beach_graywhale_bones.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpRHpBvQW7GLBwhLp0VKcq4pxEsHBvwSvmsiCR_JXq8thCbCm7Df5UcBqSco84uZkR3UL6ntLsrYQAYc8MzHCF1LBwCx2mB-QRqKx6rF7P_BGto4sDV0xfMhpSrVqCnftXOmLEvlqmKXnq-4K6GGUpE6nsvPqRuAB3PJyNh_uFEgT9W5r4XKpAp7V/w400-h300/Point_Reyes_Kelham_Beach_graywhale_bones.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Gray whale bones as seen when coming down the trail</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG77C3Ks5jYxmjtTbcHhScT8jCKUtUWP5V64N9ODnwu11rovEyaJGTFJgRKsUX79ByQnv0h2l-77a8nJgJDnHbumZNQUq4lUpDUx_keqPVn7VYm91Pb00aQNBQAueM47YgBUHOCziPu0roP3EnEMl_RiEBzwL_cZM8MobTAm-0ynVFFulya_f8UmHY/s2400/Point_Reyes_Kelham_Beach_bones.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG77C3Ks5jYxmjtTbcHhScT8jCKUtUWP5V64N9ODnwu11rovEyaJGTFJgRKsUX79ByQnv0h2l-77a8nJgJDnHbumZNQUq4lUpDUx_keqPVn7VYm91Pb00aQNBQAueM47YgBUHOCziPu0roP3EnEMl_RiEBzwL_cZM8MobTAm-0ynVFFulya_f8UmHY/w400-h300/Point_Reyes_Kelham_Beach_bones.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Gray whale bones neatly arranged</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Point Reyes is roughly located mid-way on the <b>migration route</b> of the <b>Eastern Pacific Gray Whale</b> between the Bering Sea and Cabo San Lucas at the “entrance” to the Gulf of California.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYgUowjjuDa5z8mmQwsJaJNn2l8x9auLezSepYwBP57PbJ7aRNkvzWR4OctLhe_nZyW5GeGTL6KKFPimkgml2ZYb1MDnrQQj4UvAOtvchewX4tax3Ps4cvPrT5lr4Mktec0ul6Pj_If8IbRIXED3QApfxYhZjpz1J89FhawS6VQf8vq6Ig3jvkC7H/s2650/Point_Reyes_Gray_Whales_Migration_Route.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2350" data-original-width="2650" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYgUowjjuDa5z8mmQwsJaJNn2l8x9auLezSepYwBP57PbJ7aRNkvzWR4OctLhe_nZyW5GeGTL6KKFPimkgml2ZYb1MDnrQQj4UvAOtvchewX4tax3Ps4cvPrT5lr4Mktec0ul6Pj_If8IbRIXED3QApfxYhZjpz1J89FhawS6VQf8vq6Ig3jvkC7H/w400-h355/Point_Reyes_Gray_Whales_Migration_Route.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;"><b>Gray whale migration map at the <a href="https://www.axeleratio.com/pic/park/point_reyes/bear_valley_visitor_center.htm">Bear Valley Visitor Center</a></b></span><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;"> in the Point Reyes National Seashore preserve</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Further reading and exploring</h4><p>[1] <b>Kelham Beach</b>. <i>National Park Service</i>. URL: <a href="https://www.nps.gov/places/point-reyes-kelham-beach.htm">https://www.nps.gov/places/point-reyes-kelham-beach.htm</a>.</p><p>[2] <b>Kelham Beach Trail</b>. <i>Point Reyes Nature</i>. URL: <a href="https://www.pointreyesnature.com/kelham-beach">https://www.pointreyesnature.com/kelham-beach</a>.</p>Axel D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06438831836545774008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874403438791096377.post-71309084180293760692023-09-30T09:33:00.021-07:002023-10-02T08:02:32.904-07:00Berlin Townsite Trail, Nevada<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQIjn1ib0eJhL155qL79nOAKZCUGc887Zp32xyeCen5PRCgBUG5uCCkA8vfAPbg5MG0kNHk2T_lHMkn26x52zVB3aIa1HhoVS0-SnFIBi4Y4mBGHEuszaM5yyiOMfVEmTN4OiraxIzbo4b2m20Z7BBB6L3kRLdKFv0ME6U57LSewyCOg66CaHI9LB/s2400/BerlinNV_Mill_uphill.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQIjn1ib0eJhL155qL79nOAKZCUGc887Zp32xyeCen5PRCgBUG5uCCkA8vfAPbg5MG0kNHk2T_lHMkn26x52zVB3aIa1HhoVS0-SnFIBi4Y4mBGHEuszaM5yyiOMfVEmTN4OiraxIzbo4b2m20Z7BBB6L3kRLdKFv0ME6U57LSewyCOg66CaHI9LB/w400-h300/BerlinNV_Mill_uphill.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">The largest structure in the townsite: the Berlin Mill with the ore chute pointing uphill into the direction of the mine entrance</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Berlin is a <b>ghost town</b> at the western edge of the <b>Shoshone Mountains</b> in central Nevada. This area is known as the <b>Berlin Historic District</b>. <b>Historic buildings</b> in the <b>Berlin State Park</b> are maintained in a state of “<b>arrested decay</b>.” The name “<b>Berlin</b>” refers to the <b>Berlin Mine</b>, which was named for the city of Berlin in Germany, the country from which some of the local prospectors came from.<p>The temporary existence of Berlin as a <b>gold and silver boom town</b> reflects the short time of the briefly prospering mining business: Berlin was established in 1897 and largely abandoned by 1911. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dTeTil_x5lA_Hso8tkNkmOGPBuuRDq3c1qsPmWwlB-0J_LqKg5Ho64VklVC29hMNwUhDZjUPRQWvY_rk-OZqDWsmeyn-7a4Mlly3cToluLUAXV-9SbNTY-fekDrlNHEHZ2D8_UZMDV8G52-oXaz9InbYT-NuZRo2Ir1nBJx8VfRq9LpgODJYU_vP/s2400/BerlinNV_Townsite_Trail_board.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dTeTil_x5lA_Hso8tkNkmOGPBuuRDq3c1qsPmWwlB-0J_LqKg5Ho64VklVC29hMNwUhDZjUPRQWvY_rk-OZqDWsmeyn-7a4Mlly3cToluLUAXV-9SbNTY-fekDrlNHEHZ2D8_UZMDV8G52-oXaz9InbYT-NuZRo2Ir1nBJx8VfRq9LpgODJYU_vP/w200-h150/BerlinNV_Townsite_Trail_board.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Visiting Berlin today and walking along the <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Berlin Townsite Trail</span></b> — a 0.9-mile-long loop trail — is a great start to travel back in time and explore how life might have been back then between mountain ranges and desert valleys around 1900. <p></p>Here, I show snapshots I made in September 2023, showing buildings and sites. The tour starts at the <b>Visitor Center</b> and ends at the <b>collapsed Clubhouse</b>. <div><br /></div><div>Alongside the trail you will find many <b>interpretive posts</b> and <b>plaques</b> — some where not much is left from the past and others in front or right at building walls. The text of the latter has been included here to put the pictures into context. Thrown in are also some interesting facts I found in the <i><b>Berlin Tour Guide</b></i> (onsite handout) — herein simply referred to as the <i>Guide</i>. </div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUWJgfqhRBPa7Df4AsxBFPoQWQRXneb-sGJ3I_Fx9WYwJfq8XKbRDvXFiNUcrpCHK7GzcCs29LEJ5ZV_LLPavFB2nfMnKow6MRvFi1Vy0tp17IdGfoVIlkbeWiQY8lwCQvQwjGu5GRf24CO-sRI3P_HByPFylbCZScO6Utf4QH9Bl_nzQk_kfLZ9s/s2400/BerlinNV_Visitor_Center.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUWJgfqhRBPa7Df4AsxBFPoQWQRXneb-sGJ3I_Fx9WYwJfq8XKbRDvXFiNUcrpCHK7GzcCs29LEJ5ZV_LLPavFB2nfMnKow6MRvFi1Vy0tp17IdGfoVIlkbeWiQY8lwCQvQwjGu5GRf24CO-sRI3P_HByPFylbCZScO6Utf4QH9Bl_nzQk_kfLZ9s/w400-h300/BerlinNV_Visitor_Center.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">Berlin Historic Park Visitor Center</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><h4 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;">Mrs. Phillips Home</h4><p><b><span style="color: #0c343d;"></span></b></p><blockquote><p><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">Mrs. Kate Phillips lived here until 1907. She then moved to Ione and opened a boarding and lodging house.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">Later, Bill and Mack Foster resided in this building for about twenty years. During that time they prospected a wide area and also leased on company property. Later they gardened and raised goats. Bill got sick and was taken to Tonopah where he died in 1953. In 1954, Mark died here of a heart attack.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">In his book “Odyssey of a Desert Prospector”, Hermann W. Albert's description of the house in which he lived, fits the appearance of his building at the time. Mrs. Phillips moved to Ione previously and it was very likely that Albert lived here when he was working for the company.</span></b></p></blockquote><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKTxvv3UMQgHMHzdEpsFqYj4ovmRvI4lPFoN_Ru99PlmFQZe1-UiEc-cgJTTn37WpDkVYZvFijBd6lRh3IMz1tq-tj75727FsVODk9jE7iWwwmmXgaWASUPjgZ6-UAkh-uXlPL8qLmxwSjJA2NRdUuC4QobroOWtDu09O8QTr55Jii-iBDPKWcizU/s2400/BerlinNV_Mrs_Phillips_Home.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKTxvv3UMQgHMHzdEpsFqYj4ovmRvI4lPFoN_Ru99PlmFQZe1-UiEc-cgJTTn37WpDkVYZvFijBd6lRh3IMz1tq-tj75727FsVODk9jE7iWwwmmXgaWASUPjgZ6-UAkh-uXlPL8qLmxwSjJA2NRdUuC4QobroOWtDu09O8QTr55Jii-iBDPKWcizU/w400-h300/BerlinNV_Mrs_Phillips_Home.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">Mrs. Phillips House</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">The Berlin Mill</h4><p><b><span style="color: #0c343d;"></span></b></p><blockquote><p><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">This building was a beehive of activity while Berlin was in its heyday.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">One man tended to the primary crusher and did other odd jobs, another tended the 30 stamps and the concentration tables, and a third man fired the five boilers and looked after the four steam engines. One engine powered the primary crusher and the stamps, another powered the concentrating tables, the third drove the direct current dynamos that supplied electricity for lights, and the fourth engine was combined with a compressor that furnished air to run the drilling rigs and pumps in the mine.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">The area between the mill, machine shop and boarding house was piled high with cord wood used to fuel the boilers. Mine rail tracks were laid between the long piles of wood and flat rack trucks rolled on the tracks to bring wood close to the boilers.</span></b></p></blockquote><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugjei8fpFa305crrjoDTC_-nOLlxuacGvf8FAXKINVxTQHcQHZl2w1eGQKol9L4scKAzp6WNAGY07ixt7wIsRdgsze9VpNJI9kSd7UrFiH1ox7zhZWF4PJbLIiw1SMdu2gzKFVsJISKSMo4Fz-IQ_3yEE5YAdME_dpCxLBl8PahEECkXuhvAlALkX/s2400/BerlinNV_Berlin_Mill.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugjei8fpFa305crrjoDTC_-nOLlxuacGvf8FAXKINVxTQHcQHZl2w1eGQKol9L4scKAzp6WNAGY07ixt7wIsRdgsze9VpNJI9kSd7UrFiH1ox7zhZWF4PJbLIiw1SMdu2gzKFVsJISKSMo4Fz-IQ_3yEE5YAdME_dpCxLBl8PahEECkXuhvAlALkX/w400-h300/BerlinNV_Berlin_Mill.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">Berlin Mill</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqm20l2Y6s787WUC4xPwySGQkw-rwA7E2w9FdYpFTKpFOHOirRyZB7OEP2Asfl3JTvZomeJl9BGK9_06HZdM6jQaMk2Sfzew84MjbecrL7iBPtZbx_yOFtKwqpSFoPyfIc2w9TbvXfKztJUqq_ozvgy7UKUkHaIPOOj2evB6qRPIeQY5NuioFrfadA/s2400/BerlinNV_Mill_inside.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqm20l2Y6s787WUC4xPwySGQkw-rwA7E2w9FdYpFTKpFOHOirRyZB7OEP2Asfl3JTvZomeJl9BGK9_06HZdM6jQaMk2Sfzew84MjbecrL7iBPtZbx_yOFtKwqpSFoPyfIc2w9TbvXfKztJUqq_ozvgy7UKUkHaIPOOj2evB6qRPIeQY5NuioFrfadA/s320/BerlinNV_Mill_inside.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">A look inside the mill</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The <b>forest</b> you see around Berlin is mostly <b>second growth</b>. The <i>Guide</i> explains that during the activity at the Berlin Mine, nearly every large <b>pinyon</b> and <b>juniper</b> between <b>Grantsville</b> and <b>Ione</b> was felled to feed the boilers and steam engines at the mine and mill. In the Berlin Mill picture you can spot some trees up the hills in the background. </p><p>Ore processing in the mill always left <b>mill tailings</b> behind, which still contained gold. The tailing values were recovered in 1910 by using a <b>cyanide plant</b> . </p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Machine Shop</h4><p><b><span style="color: #0c343d;"></span></b></p><blockquote><p><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">This building contained the blacksmith shop, and was equipped with power driven drill presses, and lathes, etc. Therefore, it was called the machine shop. The crew of mechanics that worked here kept all the mine and mill machinery running smoothly.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">Occasionally a passing automobile that had broken down was towed to its door to be put into running condition again.</span></b></p></blockquote><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9Aq9ZNhmCXqPrasmHgQpx0vsdJKXx0K1cLnzD9ueIStK_Ru6t6jCfCakadGHMS-D1pmwhihOZ5LK2axpWuNHBQtqkM0uzo3v6epNWBaEUWhBHJm1LXJJxSl312WtLvW4Ipuz-8EeBKygQDbqWcHpdMuioi6b5CWNff0FZ-G1URHHIFnKdWAhFhUn/s2400/BerlinNV_Machine_House.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9Aq9ZNhmCXqPrasmHgQpx0vsdJKXx0K1cLnzD9ueIStK_Ru6t6jCfCakadGHMS-D1pmwhihOZ5LK2axpWuNHBQtqkM0uzo3v6epNWBaEUWhBHJm1LXJJxSl312WtLvW4Ipuz-8EeBKygQDbqWcHpdMuioi6b5CWNff0FZ-G1URHHIFnKdWAhFhUn/w400-h300/BerlinNV_Machine_House.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;"><b>Machine Shop</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Obviously, some <b>mining tools</b> and <b>machinery</b> is displayed around. But the <i>Guide</i> says that all of the major equipment and machinery was sold and hauled away during the <b>scrap metal drives</b> during Worl War II.</p><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Stage Station</h4><p><b><span style="color: #0c343d;"></span></b></p><blockquote><p><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">The stage driver and his horses were housed under one roof in this building. A partition made of lumber separated the dwelling section from the barn. A small corral was attached to the south section and the door leading into the barn could be closed in cold weather.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">The men who drove stage from 1904 until 1924 were John Mullin. Ed Dieringer and Alex Dyer.. Alex used horses until 1915. On his first trip by Model T, the car quit him at the Dieringer Ranch. He caught a ride into Ione for help, and Albert Mayette and Firmin Bruner drove him back to his car and got it started.</span></b></p></blockquote><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCVziDfPac6mxw_jYnNjgEV5i0WXUhxbcdwYp5Wzi5JV2b9qUaQEhZcb5jOgZakLggsITeXX1oGMkbWOnRGxBNB7WwWQH5tFpfmeU4hubf8ZGdPvNRXa6n2t7Nzy772rW4_qIg7UKwPxP24qpedZiTk0BHTKT0eMOPys3WMeUPLpy4wx3XRYVsgIM/s2400/BerlinNV_Stage_Station.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCVziDfPac6mxw_jYnNjgEV5i0WXUhxbcdwYp5Wzi5JV2b9qUaQEhZcb5jOgZakLggsITeXX1oGMkbWOnRGxBNB7WwWQH5tFpfmeU4hubf8ZGdPvNRXa6n2t7Nzy772rW4_qIg7UKwPxP24qpedZiTk0BHTKT0eMOPys3WMeUPLpy4wx3XRYVsgIM/w400-h300/BerlinNV_Stage_Station.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">Stage Station</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Assay Office</h4><p><b></b></p><blockquote><p><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">Samples of rock and ore from the mine and samples of concentrates from the mill were processed (assayed) here to determine the amount of values they contained. The furnace in this assay laboratory used charcoal because it was the only clean burning fuel produced locally.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">The night watchman used this office to warm himself and to rest in after each trip through town on lookout for thieves and fires. He also ate his midnight lunch here. The watchman's name was Mr. Doolan.</span></b></p></blockquote><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQWnoejT7spmRFy_WYDXWtUDiwG4H-lOQDeFAxnQgviMo-z8neuZf62KV81w9HqnG_DMXopqg2ojl-CNdFkO5_mMRdVavz3-73LkzVBxDzsLxoqs-SyES2HANrNmPiWxsoaftQWjKWmcKImgJdiLWBKH2n3uYxaWLMzYbadCa8r6vB3T0fKMWjl1Z/s2400/BerlinNV_Assay_Office.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQWnoejT7spmRFy_WYDXWtUDiwG4H-lOQDeFAxnQgviMo-z8neuZf62KV81w9HqnG_DMXopqg2ojl-CNdFkO5_mMRdVavz3-73LkzVBxDzsLxoqs-SyES2HANrNmPiWxsoaftQWjKWmcKImgJdiLWBKH2n3uYxaWLMzYbadCa8r6vB3T0fKMWjl1Z/w300-h400/BerlinNV_Assay_Office.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">Assay Office</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><h4 style="text-align: left;">The Clubhouse</h4><p><b><span style="color: #0c343d;"></span></b></p><blockquote><p><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">The two-story building that stood here was called the “Clubhouse”. It might have been erected to house the mine and mill office. But during the years from 1906 to 1908, it was used as quarters for visiting company officials and local supervisors that did not have families. The bedrooms were upstairs and the lower floor was a lounge.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">In the years following 1945, someone removed lumber from the partition walls, thus weakening the building, and it finally collapsed.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">[Text by Firmin Bruner, a resident of Berlin - 1904]</span></b></p></blockquote><p><b><span style="color: #0c343d;"></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__Ats9dYn1yUXEQoT25-_n2usK6CZDOThZbpO5GrPuucDDfC2rMQdzMqImwfebUFUclydeq7YX7GPtrtAZaU9LmrNjEaiSlTdXRuhcL2DRWSub0yHOceMTreqMak17muPPoJ-UfvY8JRWZawz3qRiL9A-Fd4f__mFmuzXgJ8aiNw7ir47UIRFhurw/s2400/BerlinNV_collapsed_Clubhouse.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__Ats9dYn1yUXEQoT25-_n2usK6CZDOThZbpO5GrPuucDDfC2rMQdzMqImwfebUFUclydeq7YX7GPtrtAZaU9LmrNjEaiSlTdXRuhcL2DRWSub0yHOceMTreqMak17muPPoJ-UfvY8JRWZawz3qRiL9A-Fd4f__mFmuzXgJ8aiNw7ir47UIRFhurw/w400-h300/BerlinNV_collapsed_Clubhouse.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">What has been left of the “Clubhouse”</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />According to the <i>Guide</i>, alcohol and drinking was not permitted in Berlin. I wonder what visitors and supervisors did in their free time (if there was any) in the lounge? Did they frequent the four saloons located nearby, outside town? <br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting there</h3><p>From <b>Reno</b>, take <b>I-80</b> to <b>Fernley</b>. Take exit 46 and continue east on <b>Highway 50</b>. Pass through <b>Fallon</b> and continue to the <b>Middlegate Junction</b>. Turn right onto Route 361 and go south for about 30 miles toward <b>Gabbs</b>. Take a left onto Nevada Route 844 and drive about 16 miles to the park entrance. </p><p>Expect your <b>travel time</b> to be 4 hours. Maybe, a little less. Or more, if you take stops along your route — for example, at the <b>Grimes Point Archaeological Site</b> southeast of Fallon.</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">References and further reading</h3><p><b>Berlin State Park</b>. <i>Berlin Town Guide</i>, funded by the Wilhelm Hoppe Family Trust. Available for free at the Berlin Visitor Center (Mine Superintendent's House).</p><p><b>Berlin</b>. <i>Forgotten Nevada</i>. URL: <a href="https://forgottennevada.org/sites/berlin.html">https://forgottennevada.org/sites/berlin.html</a>.</p><p><b>Berlin, Nye Country</b>. <i>Nevada Expeditions</i>. URL: <a href="https://www.nvexpeditions.com/nye/berlin.php">https://www.nvexpeditions.com/nye/berlin.php</a>.</p><p>Deborah Wall: <b>Berlin-Ichthyosaur park offers a stunning look at history</b>. <i>Las Vegas Review-Journal</i>, May 15, <b>2017</b>. URL: <a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-columns/deborah-wall/berlin-ichthyosaur-park-offers-a-stunning-look-at-history/">https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-columns/deborah-wall/berlin-ichthyosaur-park-offers-a-stunning-look-at-history/</a>.</p><p>Eric Cachinero: <b>Mine Mechanics</b>. <i>Nevada Magazine</i>, January - February <b>2019</b>.URL: <a href="https://nevadamagazine.com/issue/january-february-2019/8260/">https://nevadamagazine.com/issue/january-february-2019/8260/</a>.</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><b>Note</b></i>: all listed websites were accessed on September 30, 2023.</span></p><p> </p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Keywords</h3><p><b>Berlin Mine</b>, <b>turn-of-the-century mining town</b>, <b>mining history</b>, <b>central Nevada</b>.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Axel D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06438831836545774008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874403438791096377.post-2409709926377112712023-06-24T20:30:00.022-07:002023-07-04T10:47:07.880-07:00Sugar Pine Reservoir loop trail: hiking & more northeast of Foresthill in the Sierra Nevada, California<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDf9Utye_u1kNJMJax-Upwgux5cndQv5gEiX14SXz5l8jXkgpdUFzlCZ9lVnABL-wpQIJ9Jgj9nHfJQGdKJxEGdPx2ZkeYd5iES1P8CBjRbGvEpENYrb1pKiYAaCMOnfy2odeZHHC8JPuRcLlSfW4nFe3JIMIxj10yzLouk5Ud1a7GYWKueLrgx4kE/s2400/SugarPineRes_ForbesCreek.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDf9Utye_u1kNJMJax-Upwgux5cndQv5gEiX14SXz5l8jXkgpdUFzlCZ9lVnABL-wpQIJ9Jgj9nHfJQGdKJxEGdPx2ZkeYd5iES1P8CBjRbGvEpENYrb1pKiYAaCMOnfy2odeZHHC8JPuRcLlSfW4nFe3JIMIxj10yzLouk5Ud1a7GYWKueLrgx4kE/w400-h300/SugarPineRes_ForbesCreek.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;"><b>Flooded Forbes Creek at Sugar Pine Reservoir</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The <b>Sugar Pine Dam</b>, constructed between 1979 and 1982, is an earthfill <b>embankment dam</b>, located about seven miles northeast of <b>Foresthill</b> in <b>Placer County</b>, California [1]. The <b>Sugar Pine Reservoir</b>—let's just call it a lake from here on—supplies municipal water for the Foresthill community. It is a serene recreational site with swimming, fishing, watercrafting, hiking, bicycling, horseback riding and camping options. </p><p>A four-mile-long hiking and bicycling trail “circles” the lake. Its perimeter is not circle-shaped: the loop trail winds around the lake by taking you out-and back around lake arms—flooded sections of former creeks. <b><span style="color: #073763;">Forbes Creek</span></b> and <b><span style="color: #073763;">Shirttail Creek</span></b> are tributaries to the lake. Past the dam, overflow water follows Shirttail Creek downstream into the <b><span style="color: #073763;">North Fork American River</span></b>. </p><p>In June of this year I hiked around the lake—an easy walk. I started out counterclockwise from the boat ramp. About half-way around, I found various interpretive <b><i>Tahoe National Forest</i></b> panels next to the lake shore informing about the local <b>history</b>, <b>geology</b> and <b>wildlife</b>. In the following, I am sharing some of the pictures I took on my round trip by <i>framing</i> them with quotes and notes based on interesting panel text. </p><p>The first panel I encountered had the title <b><i>Under the Water</i></b>. It takes us back to the days before the reservoir was built, inspiring us to ponder what being at this place may have been
like at different times in the past:</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d;"></span></b></p><blockquote><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">When Shirttail Canyon and Forbes Creek
were dammed to form Sugar Pine Reservoir, many Native American and
historic sites were flooded. Local Native Americans used the area for
hunting and gathering. Acorns were gathered and various seeds were
processed by grinding bedrock milling stations.</span></b> </p></blockquote><blockquote><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">Historic use included mining and
grazing. Shirttail Canyon was named by early miners. Two miners,
Tuttle and Van Zandt, discovered a lone miner in the canyon wearing
only a short shirt. They asked the miner, “what in the devil's name
do you call this place” The lone miner laughingly answered, “Don't
know any name for it yet, but we might as well call it Shirt-tail as
anything else.”</span></b></p></blockquote><blockquote><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">Old fence lines associated with grazing
can still be seen. Historic maps indicate that a road and an
unidentified building were flooded.</span></b></p></blockquote><p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9hbUzr7gdmbrTiOoMzcisXujsBthafTtxAjYPzfNf_rq_mPEhjp84J5m1lUjlBqlKr7MeSAqqPqNsJNYkhc1JYQBysVwZO7vHVJ4YMS-ySnv0wNy5DtZMEs-ITzM5bA62sC5-qbYyG-J5LPQHst9bbRHw23nxJdXQRXbJKzfff-fflBZsw0D-Nrpj/s2400/SugarPineRes_once_grazing.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9hbUzr7gdmbrTiOoMzcisXujsBthafTtxAjYPzfNf_rq_mPEhjp84J5m1lUjlBqlKr7MeSAqqPqNsJNYkhc1JYQBysVwZO7vHVJ4YMS-ySnv0wNy5DtZMEs-ITzM5bA62sC5-qbYyG-J5LPQHst9bbRHw23nxJdXQRXbJKzfff-fflBZsw0D-Nrpj/w400-h300/SugarPineRes_once_grazing.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">View from the <i>Under the Water</i> panel: reservoir water now covering Native American and historic mining and grazing sites</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Continuing on, you will see panels that describe how ospreys live and fish, and how fallen trees sustain the forest around the lake and beyond. Then, there comes the panel with the title <b><i>Contribution to the Great War</i></b>:</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d;"></span></b></p><blockquote><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">Chromite, a mineral found in the Sugar
Pine area, was a critical resource during World War I. Ferrochrome,
which is made from chromite and steel, was used as armor plating for
tanks and equipment.</span></b></p><p>
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">Chromite mining in this area began in
1876, but was most active, and most important, from 1917 to 1919 to
support the war effort.</span></b></p><p></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2uYL3K8pM2T_0hl-VJb1eFY03u_PBli_s1VmZi7z0DPFPR9witMf9kkrOvYHQ7q8rEbLaLmE7Ka-iXPBrKW_gVHgHOlz_yEVvKtTDDV_FTxVni1kO3llZ3QyExcdhtvYJEDoIpo2wMb_Nphr5IPg1nhwPsXJghm8D2KxYX8uSk1zIoB2eOWGwZgdT/s2400/SugarPineRes_ShirtTail_Creek_bridge.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2uYL3K8pM2T_0hl-VJb1eFY03u_PBli_s1VmZi7z0DPFPR9witMf9kkrOvYHQ7q8rEbLaLmE7Ka-iXPBrKW_gVHgHOlz_yEVvKtTDDV_FTxVni1kO3llZ3QyExcdhtvYJEDoIpo2wMb_Nphr5IPg1nhwPsXJghm8D2KxYX8uSk1zIoB2eOWGwZgdT/w320-h240/SugarPineRes_ShirtTail_Creek_bridge.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Shirttail creek bridge</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Near the Shirttail creek bridge you may notice an area of thinned forest, where a panel explains that in 2010 small trees and shrubs were removed to leave the remaining forest healthier
and better able to survive drought and wildfire. In 1936, the <b>McKenzie Mill fire</b> swept through the area and burnt most of the trees.<p></p><p>Walk across the bridge, enter the <b><span style="color: #274e13;">cedar grove</span></b> and find the <b>cedar tree</b> with <b>burn marks</b> (<b>fire scars</b>). This tree survived the fire thanks to its thick insulating bark. Fire intensity is key to the outcome of a forest fire:</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d;"></span></b></p><blockquote><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">When wildfires burn too hot and out of
control, they can devastate a forest. However, fire plays an
important role in the forest ecosystem. Low-intensity fire helps
“clean house” by burning up dead material and making more
nutrients and water available for trees and plants to grow stronger
and healthier. Some trees and plants actually need fire to release
their seeds.</span></b></blockquote><p></p><p>A nearby panel about the local <b>Nisenan People</b> says that “i<b><span style="color: #073763;">n the fall, the Nisenan would often
set the ground litter and vegetation on fire. Since these fires were
low intensity, large trees were unharmed. The burning improved the
growth of grasses which supported and attracted the animals they
hunted</span></b>..”</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJWsNFTPOB_e6jx0h5uNLUV5P1YznQLEGcEMSAoALGESYEGHxl3TpL7blqrk2F_SEphGZsZbjk1KVml0r091C1VAfIJboPwbEve1itJrUSFUlV93K7HLSyTBuQpF_7gw3nCXOV9J_BusK5BI7d3sxN37y_GTDyryWrpnlI85bsMgBuUzV8vlV-TIm/s3264/SugarPineRes_cedar_sprays.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJWsNFTPOB_e6jx0h5uNLUV5P1YznQLEGcEMSAoALGESYEGHxl3TpL7blqrk2F_SEphGZsZbjk1KVml0r091C1VAfIJboPwbEve1itJrUSFUlV93K7HLSyTBuQpF_7gw3nCXOV9J_BusK5BI7d3sxN37y_GTDyryWrpnlI85bsMgBuUzV8vlV-TIm/w400-h300/SugarPineRes_cedar_sprays.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">Sprays of cedar branchlets at Shirttail Creek near the Manzanita Day Use Area</span></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>After scanning the old cedar canopy and enjoying the fresh green of many young cedar trees, I left the <span>cedar grove</span> and came to the forest edge, an almost treeless area of pale green <b>serpentine rock</b>. <b>Serpentine minerals</b> are <b>hydrous magnesium iron phyllosilicates</b>. Serpentine is the <b>California State Rock</b>. <b><i>Geology Created this Forest Edge</i></b> is the panel title here, reading:</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d;"></span></b></p><blockquote><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">Serpentine rock creates soil that is
toxic to most plants. This is especially noticeable at a forest edge
like this one.</span></b></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">On serpentine soil, trees are sparse
and there are large areas of bare rock. Where the composition of the
soil changes to andesitic (volcanic) based soil, plants and trees are
more abundant.</span></b></p><p>
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">The change from bare ground to tree
cover is often so abrupt that foresters and soil scientists can map
general soil types using aerial photos [like the one shown on the panel].</span></b></p><p></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQLhQqHKdCLcXve0ll7vJ1GrhCTkaFwWcpKFoQqOo-T3mTodH_Dh83MZ5aaa5s5hvZrodJdhSYXDQEZurElgIITtd2PU_aCnc_LBMjZ0VTQ-FPg2XAyi38r5bg-GlQkCmHNJByhE8qITi9WfM-veUgPtaYlFFHi1UuHC05ap2Zsmlf06uwlc8hVkFK/s2400/SugarPineRes_Serpentine.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQLhQqHKdCLcXve0ll7vJ1GrhCTkaFwWcpKFoQqOo-T3mTodH_Dh83MZ5aaa5s5hvZrodJdhSYXDQEZurElgIITtd2PU_aCnc_LBMjZ0VTQ-FPg2XAyi38r5bg-GlQkCmHNJByhE8qITi9WfM-veUgPtaYlFFHi1UuHC05ap2Zsmlf06uwlc8hVkFK/w400-h300/SugarPineRes_Serpentine.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">A serpentine rock at the forest edge</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Evergreen <b>manzanita shrubs</b> are not only drought-resistant, obviously they tolerate serpentine soil. You will find them here: the area is even called <b>Manzanita Day Use Area</b>.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpxgbyqgm3msiMmwpEo5Yy82tFmu2fOebTSTcLwGt5y3O5Cbo9W89Kg8a_BkavVO_qEZtS-sUYvKgSsew_1Es8RtpEEliFM_wbHduY5tqM0d52Xlbzt-C7hU6FItX8WBO9qBosqC-GC8VUwBm3zwgVqV9RQUaA8IEDmkSnMkrUabEc1nlJpgk-xpj/s2400/SugarPineRes_manzanita_day_use_area.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpxgbyqgm3msiMmwpEo5Yy82tFmu2fOebTSTcLwGt5y3O5Cbo9W89Kg8a_BkavVO_qEZtS-sUYvKgSsew_1Es8RtpEEliFM_wbHduY5tqM0d52Xlbzt-C7hU6FItX8WBO9qBosqC-GC8VUwBm3zwgVqV9RQUaA8IEDmkSnMkrUabEc1nlJpgk-xpj/w400-h300/SugarPineRes_manzanita_day_use_area.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">Northeast corner with the Manzanita Day Use Area where fresh Shirttail Creek water is filling the reservoir</span></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>Okay, the last panel (it could be your first if you are on a clockwise round trip) summarizes <b><i>The Sugar Pine Story</i></b>:</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d;"></span></b></p><blockquote><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">In 1982 Sugar Pine Reservoir was built
to provide the town of Foresthill with a dependable water source. The
reservoir is not only valuable to residents of Foresthill, but also
to wildlife, fish, and recreationists.</span></b></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">The reservoir is named for the sugar
pine tree, easily recognized by its gigantic cone. The sugar pine is
not as common here today as it once was due to a combination of
historic logging, a 1936 wildfire, and the spread of a disease that
kills sugar pines called White Pine Blister Rust.</span></b></p><p></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>Continuing the round trip on the paved trail across the Giant Gap Campground, you will arrive at the point, where a sign indicated you have one mile to travel to the dam. That section is a panel-free, red-dirt single track. Expect some fallen rocks on the path.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzin3soKZvQUHhOt5HRkxpxbIzHNFbUc6v_aYH95vJsjlhlsJyv_dpm57eUUrpXgbyWWlqSsZwZvkMobJQvHENLDzVZbhoLLnZbTnACsU2jt7GCrURhJE1sG4JhPtr2cyB-fQV8-Fd1An-VM22s5Yz1Bs5gaPR_2JDoL-WSuGSkSxm_5dsB9ZKVTE7/s2400/SugarPineRes_UnpavedTrailSection.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzin3soKZvQUHhOt5HRkxpxbIzHNFbUc6v_aYH95vJsjlhlsJyv_dpm57eUUrpXgbyWWlqSsZwZvkMobJQvHENLDzVZbhoLLnZbTnACsU2jt7GCrURhJE1sG4JhPtr2cyB-fQV8-Fd1An-VM22s5Yz1Bs5gaPR_2JDoL-WSuGSkSxm_5dsB9ZKVTE7/w300-h400/SugarPineRes_UnpavedTrailSection.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Unpaved trail section between dam and Giant Gap Campground</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The dam area is the western most tip of the reservoir. A short unpaved trail towards the boat ramp concludes the loop.</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Note on name of the reservoir loop trail</h3><p>The trail is frequently referred to as <b><span style="color: #660000;">Joshua M. Hard Memorial Trail</span></b> to honor <b>Army Sgt. Joshua M. Hardt</b> of <b>Applegate</b>, <b>California</b>. Joshua died at age 24 on October 3, 2009, while serving during “<b><span style="color: #666666;">Operation Enduring Freedom</span></b>” [2,3].</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting to the boat ramp</h3><p>Sugar Pine Reservoir is located northeast of the city of Auburn in the Sierra Nevada. From the <b>historic mining town of Foresthill</b>, continue northeast on <b>Foresthill Road</b> for about 10 miles. Turn left at the sign for the reservoir and drive downhill for 4 miles to get to the boat ramp parking and picnic areas. </p><p><b>Address</b>: <b>Sugar Pine Reservoir, California 95631</b>.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqGPZb441iVvGEQVaRIM2N4J7NfGbE54-dqDSe2NhHIZ9GTt7N72DpHQx4dp5CmXuQwie3ZjtgOFsv1HoiGO7sRdIl84kRJldpWHSthih8WIxGZ55knLjRC3RbHz34gJ8TroGCuok0U74kTddGw8TfsqHs_cIVGmge0z3TEAM0kIuPIc5as2ob3PJ/s2400/SugarPineRes_boat_ramp.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqGPZb441iVvGEQVaRIM2N4J7NfGbE54-dqDSe2NhHIZ9GTt7N72DpHQx4dp5CmXuQwie3ZjtgOFsv1HoiGO7sRdIl84kRJldpWHSthih8WIxGZ55knLjRC3RbHz34gJ8TroGCuok0U74kTddGw8TfsqHs_cIVGmge0z3TEAM0kIuPIc5as2ob3PJ/w400-h300/SugarPineRes_boat_ramp.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">Boat ramp area of Sugar Pine Reservoir with dam in the back</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>On my visit in mid-June the reservoir was relatively quiet. But I was told larger crowds should be expected on hot summer weekends.</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">References and more</h3><p>[1] <b>Sugar Pine Dam</b>. <i>Wikipedia</i>. URL: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_Pine_Dam">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_Pine_Dam</a>.</p><p>[2] <b>Army Sgt. Joshua M. Hardt</b> URL: <a href="https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/army-sgt-joshua-m-hardt/4316304">https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/army-sgt-joshua-m-hardt/4316304</a>.</p><p>[3] <b>Joshua M. Hardt Memorial Trail at Sugar Pine</b>. <i>Singletracks</i>. URL: <a href="https://www.singletracks.com/bike-trails/joshua-m-hardt-memorial-trail-at-sugar-pine/">https://www.singletracks.com/bike-trails/joshua-m-hardt-memorial-trail-at-sugar-pine/</a>.</p><p>[4] <b>Sugar Pine Reservoir.</b> Recreation.gov. URL: <a href="https://www.recreation.gov/camping/gateways/2284">https://www.recreation.gov/camping/gateways/2284</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Axel D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06438831836545774008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874403438791096377.post-40695454346619708852023-06-12T19:39:00.017-07:002023-06-12T21:21:31.749-07:00Muscle Powered and blue-belly guarded: Bob's Trail<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzx3oZjtv27cAmZinWrUS6EDdlbZ51ahlSYBIgnc5TEc2O_3YzLeN13TzmGHgcKtJpysmRSJw6ijsaJ0SLSzBY0wARRlZuC_NT-bYDXR-uGLDd14oVzfJOrE7Csf657DgiazEEC6bALLwWNlTeH556DBREHfQwSBKCuhX4vVVlPAdqRPU0_Iz21A/s2400/ACTS_BobsTrailPost_blue_belly.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzx3oZjtv27cAmZinWrUS6EDdlbZ51ahlSYBIgnc5TEc2O_3YzLeN13TzmGHgcKtJpysmRSJw6ijsaJ0SLSzBY0wARRlZuC_NT-bYDXR-uGLDd14oVzfJOrE7Csf657DgiazEEC6bALLwWNlTeH556DBREHfQwSBKCuhX4vVVlPAdqRPU0_Iz21A/w400-h400/ACTS_BobsTrailPost_blue_belly.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Bob's Trail Post at</span></b> <b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2023/06/four-day-trail.html">Four Day Trail</a> </b><b><span style="color: #274e13;">junction: manzanita backdropped and blue-belly guarded</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table>The three-mile-long <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Bob's Trail</span></b> is your backbone trail through the <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Ash Canyon Trail System</span></b>. Various side tracks add interest and challenges to the east-west oriented Bob's Trail, which connects the (limited) <b>Foothill Drive</b> parking space at the outskirts of <b>Carson City</b>, <b>Nevada</b>, with the trailhead of the <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Ash to Kings Trail</span></b>. <p>Bob's Trail's side trails are short <b>single tracks</b>, between 0.3 and 1.3 long, and have <b>max grads</b> up to 19%. They include:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2023/06/vicee-canyon-rim-trail.html"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Vicee Canyon Rim Trail</span></b></a></li><li><b><a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2023/06/seven-steps-trail.html"><span style="font-size: medium;">Seven Steps Trail</span></a></b></li><li><b><a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2023/06/eagle-view-trail-0.html"><span style="font-size: medium;">Eagle View Trail</span></a></b></li><li><b><a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2023/06/evidence-trail.html"><span style="font-size: medium;">Evidence Trail</span></a></b></li><li><b><a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2023/06/four-day-trail.html"><span style="font-size: medium;">Four Day Trail</span></a></b></li></ul><p></p><p>It needs less than a day (depending on your mode of traveling: only a few hours) to visit, hike or bike all of them. And after each side trip you will always end up on Bob's Trail to get straight back to from where you started. Once the section between the ends of <a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2023/06/eagle-view-trail-0.html"><b>Eagle View Trail</b></a> is completed, you'll have, for example, less than three miles back to Foothill Drive. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ZvDJ_5rSA7v9tc0oRB-7SY_kF0QP9K5wb_fFFGinj3EaLEFj2hERQ8COw0fMsD42321iymm4Eu-q6FkLMulUhgxDaFLK2TEcXAxFn99s4h6E_FdErFBv1HNLQecim-iQst6UYnHYECFZdafEuCl3S_HUHNQD0n8m7XRJPSItYBwmd1-KjpgTQQ/s2400/ACTS_Bobs_Trail_sign.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ZvDJ_5rSA7v9tc0oRB-7SY_kF0QP9K5wb_fFFGinj3EaLEFj2hERQ8COw0fMsD42321iymm4Eu-q6FkLMulUhgxDaFLK2TEcXAxFn99s4h6E_FdErFBv1HNLQecim-iQst6UYnHYECFZdafEuCl3S_HUHNQD0n8m7XRJPSItYBwmd1-KjpgTQQ/w200-h150/ACTS_Bobs_Trail_sign.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p>Like the <a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2023/06/eagle-view-trail-0.html"><b>Eagle View Trail</b></a>, Bob's Trail was built by <b><i>Muscle Powered</i></b> [1]:</p><p><b><span style="color: #0c343d;"></span></b></p><blockquote><p><b><span style="color: #0c343d;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Built by Muscle Powered at the beginning of 2018, Bob's Trail was named in honor of Robert “Bob” Crowell who was an advocate for trails and Open Space. Currently there are two segments of this trail with future plans to connect.</span> </span></b> </p><p></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8FvJcABivsY-ZzVHYQrO1S2-OItJUjXqYVz9xlMxjrNS3vzKIEBvTvTAvgWyeOPQ4OuDvYBVf9SG4PJ82xcRbkNkD8PQ3NQp_zOvt9MonyayA-4EflSoULgnVcmLDf9hXUEdHL_2JL6H5XGZuSQTD5NICazHtvCSG2SqCREY69owz85KRubLEHg/s2400/ACTS_Foothill_Drive_Gate.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8FvJcABivsY-ZzVHYQrO1S2-OItJUjXqYVz9xlMxjrNS3vzKIEBvTvTAvgWyeOPQ4OuDvYBVf9SG4PJ82xcRbkNkD8PQ3NQp_zOvt9MonyayA-4EflSoULgnVcmLDf9hXUEdHL_2JL6H5XGZuSQTD5NICazHtvCSG2SqCREY69owz85KRubLEHg/w400-h300/ACTS_Foothill_Drive_Gate.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Foothill Drive Gate: Bob's Trail starts here</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">Muscle Powered</h3><p><b>Promoting a pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly infrastructure</b>: <a href="https://musclepowered.org">https://musclepowered.org</a></p><p><br /></p><h3>Map link</h3><p><b>Ash Canyon Trail System map</b>: <a href="https://www.carson.org/home/showpublisheddocument/80022/637861499835270000">https://www.carson.org/home/showpublisheddocument/80022/637861499835270000</a></p><p><br /></p><h3>Reference</h3><p>[1] Click the<b> Bob's Trail tab</b> on the <b>Ash Canyon Trail System website </b>or look for other trails within the <b>trail network</b>: <a href="https://www.carson.org/government/departments-g-z/parks-recreation-open-space/parks-and-places/trails/ash-canyon-area">https://www.carson.org/government/departments-g-z/parks-recreation-open-space/parks-and-places/trails/ash-canyon-area</a></p>Axel D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06438831836545774008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874403438791096377.post-31155824160510525162023-06-11T18:18:00.017-07:002023-06-12T17:49:41.232-07:00Four Day Trail<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZpRd2hdgvqD7xe55YTRgPRTaBH4MbuODoNA4AWtpvQH6AF_w9OmpTV8zJPPaPAjQGEg6GXzR6QoAracIep-IaidO53KWEqB5NYuCpPY5dDlrjq-Zvr9SWDqe3CEP3A9cS-7E9RGGFYxRN_CO-eHr5rbbgU_DqxeFvQyOotGlfJhEm66HwXWmqw/s3264/ACTS_blue_belly.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZpRd2hdgvqD7xe55YTRgPRTaBH4MbuODoNA4AWtpvQH6AF_w9OmpTV8zJPPaPAjQGEg6GXzR6QoAracIep-IaidO53KWEqB5NYuCpPY5dDlrjq-Zvr9SWDqe3CEP3A9cS-7E9RGGFYxRN_CO-eHr5rbbgU_DqxeFvQyOotGlfJhEm66HwXWmqw/w300-h400/ACTS_blue_belly.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">A curious blue-belly lizard hanging on to a Four Day Trail post</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5FKl0Axf2Ef-pKgdL40_b5dpSAhTMPahiGgraeYQoyWlRTIAB-rI9dHuMScwCDPr0k3cWi_IV_wdE97QYTUoLhxgk-HoYrQjECd-sRNPM3rwoUBokcy2EtUPv5vvr4WIGGS2Rf7pC9ix_4FOwZFnRdypQYr_Sjwu0BtxnTNddtzoZAW9WYD4LnQ/s2550/ACTS_Four_Day_post.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="876" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5FKl0Axf2Ef-pKgdL40_b5dpSAhTMPahiGgraeYQoyWlRTIAB-rI9dHuMScwCDPr0k3cWi_IV_wdE97QYTUoLhxgk-HoYrQjECd-sRNPM3rwoUBokcy2EtUPv5vvr4WIGGS2Rf7pC9ix_4FOwZFnRdypQYr_Sjwu0BtxnTNddtzoZAW9WYD4LnQ/s320/ACTS_Four_Day_post.jpg" width="110" /></a></div><p>The 0.6-mile-long <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Four Day Trail</span></b> leads through open forest between <a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2023/06/evidence-trail.html"><b>Evidence Trail</b></a> and <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Bob's Trail</span></b> in the <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Ash Canyon Trail System</span></b> west of <b>Carson City</b>, Nevada. The trail system website describes the trail as follows [1]:</p><p></p><blockquote><b><span style="color: #073763; font-size: medium;">Named after the original fireman who built the trail with the license plate “Four Day”, the Four Day Trail is a stacked loop trail just below the Evidence Trail.</span></b></blockquote><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Expect hikers, mountain biker and horseback riders on Four Day Trail—and lizards.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhyMYJbBqbh7oTR2Y56ptWsWbdfHxBwIuJMWEqLWBcAz9BfSTU085g-bKfGphzJz2K010pBtH9-Tul9NuJBy2_5brrIhcqM_fkh3q46KkwMI3FBHSWHbyDD6vUCcdt9s4FuYvaDqcHP81Gcrmkg2S4sE39QIeRtQF8OW25mvmeEG4r-JpOojruA/s2400/ACTS_Four_Day_Trail.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhyMYJbBqbh7oTR2Y56ptWsWbdfHxBwIuJMWEqLWBcAz9BfSTU085g-bKfGphzJz2K010pBtH9-Tul9NuJBy2_5brrIhcqM_fkh3q46KkwMI3FBHSWHbyDD6vUCcdt9s4FuYvaDqcHP81Gcrmkg2S4sE39QIeRtQF8OW25mvmeEG4r-JpOojruA/w400-h300/ACTS_Four_Day_Trail.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Four Day Trail with views of lower Ash Canyon</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><h3>Map link</h3><p><b>Ash Canyon Trail System map</b>: <a href="https://www.carson.org/home/showpublisheddocument/80022/637861499835270000">https://www.carson.org/home/showpublisheddocument/80022/637861499835270000</a></p><p><br /></p><h3>Reference</h3><p>[1] Click the<b> Four Day Trail tab</b> on the <b>Ash Canyon Trail System website </b>or look for other trails within the <b>trail network</b>: <a href="https://www.carson.org/government/departments-g-z/parks-recreation-open-space/parks-and-places/trails/ash-canyon-area">https://www.carson.org/government/departments-g-z/parks-recreation-open-space/parks-and-places/trails/ash-canyon-area</a>.</p>Axel D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06438831836545774008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874403438791096377.post-53264549763093966162023-06-11T16:59:00.009-07:002023-06-11T17:43:04.401-07:00Evidence Trail<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8kUlPmhdb2qkppvm0Fhyj1ICKTjonAXCZAYlkyiigUuOITGcI9gZEyJzVRa6GflDAG2bR31mA9bj7HvhFXPvsclV9TxIIADJqEl7v5qhibJQmmaxL2f1MXhDW91scfoQ8ba6fh1kXLpMXT8acJ2OqdsqJoI9Wmx5ik1kByJiThBv357LEGtCEkQ/s2400/ACTS_Evidence_Trail.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8kUlPmhdb2qkppvm0Fhyj1ICKTjonAXCZAYlkyiigUuOITGcI9gZEyJzVRa6GflDAG2bR31mA9bj7HvhFXPvsclV9TxIIADJqEl7v5qhibJQmmaxL2f1MXhDW91scfoQ8ba6fh1kXLpMXT8acJ2OqdsqJoI9Wmx5ik1kByJiThBv357LEGtCEkQ/w400-h300/ACTS_Evidence_Trail.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Evidence Trail switchback with views into Ash Canyon</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The one-mile-long <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Evidence Trail</span></b> is a staked loop trail above the Four Day Trail in the <span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Ash Canyon Trail System</b></span> west of <b>Carson City</b>, Nevada. It is named after the <b>Thelonious Monk</b> tune “<b><i>Evidence</i></b>” [1]. There we go again: along with the <a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2023/06/seven-steps-trail.html"><b>Seven Steps Trail</b></a> we found another single-track that derives its name from a <b>jazz tune</b>. What would have Miles Davis or Thelonious Monk made of their <b>tune-to-trail-name fame</b>?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV3VDk28CX51ol83_SnZFIzEsFEuslp6fuJ-g_0YrmVTIYQKmRaD_-bQjxVrIRaYlxpidYsYsBAVKObhM3bzbB-NWpu0qi_XTS6BLQTHGp7ikQPSBgfssofNjyp9bafZZ-i4WPbI2tgqShLG6W9NJu0dOMEpv4ZcDAdDfUy24y9ghvgY6Sm-fvKg/s2400/ACTS_Evidence_Trail_sign.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV3VDk28CX51ol83_SnZFIzEsFEuslp6fuJ-g_0YrmVTIYQKmRaD_-bQjxVrIRaYlxpidYsYsBAVKObhM3bzbB-NWpu0qi_XTS6BLQTHGp7ikQPSBgfssofNjyp9bafZZ-i4WPbI2tgqShLG6W9NJu0dOMEpv4ZcDAdDfUy24y9ghvgY6Sm-fvKg/w150-h200/ACTS_Evidence_Trail_sign.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><p>Evidence Trail is open to hikers, mountain bicyclists, and horseback riders. Jazz musicians.are welcome!</p><p>Like <a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2023/06/vicee-canyon-rim-trail.html"><b>Vicee Canyon Rim Trail</b></a>, <a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2023/06/seven-steps-trail.html"><b>Seven Steps Trail</b></a> and <a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2023/06/eagle-view-trail-0.html"><b>Eagle View Trail</b></a>, Evidence Trail is a side track of <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Bob's trail</span></b>.</p><p>In late spring, here, the air gives evidence of the many flowering <b>tobacco brushes</b>, which are growing on the surrounding slopes and <i>deodorizing</i> the environment with their spicy fragrance. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNraa3oRQmGOAOvBbt026lU1ZYBdyuJvoEATln97h4uSM9GsidsHDehk55vHERbg0uj-hzD5n_X1YTshz9eerL7FHkZv-7N6nKA79MIALDMsEkLhr3-b4fHBUo4728xkQFB1CQ2iWNFfkqL9yJVY8kMtncLGhhtWMjqPytENti8YyjmjRkj73yAw/s2400/ACTS_Evidence_Trail_sego_lilies.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNraa3oRQmGOAOvBbt026lU1ZYBdyuJvoEATln97h4uSM9GsidsHDehk55vHERbg0uj-hzD5n_X1YTshz9eerL7FHkZv-7N6nKA79MIALDMsEkLhr3-b4fHBUo4728xkQFB1CQ2iWNFfkqL9yJVY8kMtncLGhhtWMjqPytENti8YyjmjRkj73yAw/w400-h300/ACTS_Evidence_Trail_sego_lilies.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Trailside Sego lilies</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><h3>Map links</h3><p>Map of <b>westside Carson City with Vicee Canyon</b>: <a href="https://mapcarta.com/23374436/Map">https://mapcarta.com/23374436/Map</a>.</p><p><b>Ash Canyon Trail System map</b>: <a href="https://www.carson.org/home/showpublisheddocument/80022/637861499835270000">https://www.carson.org/home/showpublisheddocument/80022/637861499835270000</a></p><p><br /></p><h3>Reference</h3><p>[1] Click the<b> Evidence Trail tab</b> on the <b>Ash Canyon Trail System website </b>or look for other trails within the <b>trail network</b>: <a href="https://www.carson.org/government/departments-g-z/parks-recreation-open-space/parks-and-places/trails/ash-canyon-area">https://www.carson.org/government/departments-g-z/parks-recreation-open-space/parks-and-places/trails/ash-canyon-area</a>.</p>Axel D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06438831836545774008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874403438791096377.post-56529705640804013352023-06-11T15:07:00.010-07:002023-06-11T15:22:35.109-07:00Eagle View Trail<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKsd_-zmu6ySeyn2-k_DOSqd2dP3OKyXBDfQ6GFK-Gbo5A94z6ytOEWmoXiAuQmnu1HNSZG_5137eA8A3XxhzwTnih0y7MA95y6LTbpPxOALJs0UNUR3oOCNrUla7C8YgzRwMfzW8psMREqnofpUS9RWun4mfnZprhihAzg6sBtwToYhrRsqKdw/s2400/ACTS_Eagle_View_Trail.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKsd_-zmu6ySeyn2-k_DOSqd2dP3OKyXBDfQ6GFK-Gbo5A94z6ytOEWmoXiAuQmnu1HNSZG_5137eA8A3XxhzwTnih0y7MA95y6LTbpPxOALJs0UNUR3oOCNrUla7C8YgzRwMfzW8psMREqnofpUS9RWun4mfnZprhihAzg6sBtwToYhrRsqKdw/w300-h400/ACTS_Eagle_View_Trail.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Eagle View Trail</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The 0.8-mile-long, single-track <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Eagle View Trail</span></b> through wildlife habitat—mainly for mule deer and raptors—was built by <b>Muscle Powered</b> in 2019. This mountain biking and hiking trail circles around the “knob” of <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Eagle View Open Space</span></b> with varying vistas and steep side slopes [1,2].</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRHy4N_lHEZ7vnqvmlwkVCBn7EAJhtPbyc0grOi4J1Vn0DJHlR2KUzSpKwRNmOw2SKZE1bKk5LPYcIZZFIYToOmz-O4QV17yuTanTQatyZr1cxqEtKytNhmczfBmaXx8pkrS0y-6xhf1YPCpd3QdTxd1MzoE9yIMe0aUDkVa1mV3_fyBmAB3uvtA/s2400/ACTS_Eagle_View_Trail_sign.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRHy4N_lHEZ7vnqvmlwkVCBn7EAJhtPbyc0grOi4J1Vn0DJHlR2KUzSpKwRNmOw2SKZE1bKk5LPYcIZZFIYToOmz-O4QV17yuTanTQatyZr1cxqEtKytNhmczfBmaXx8pkrS0y-6xhf1YPCpd3QdTxd1MzoE9yIMe0aUDkVa1mV3_fyBmAB3uvtA/w150-h200/ACTS_Eagle_View_Trail_sign.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><p>Eagle View Trail is part of the <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Ash Canyon Trail System</span></b> near <b>Carson City</b> in northern Nevada. Like <a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2023/06/vicee-canyon-rim-trail.html"><b>Vicee Canyon Rim Trail</b></a> and <a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2023/06/seven-steps-trail.html"><b>Seven Steps Trail</b></a>, it is a side track of <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Bob's trail</span></b>. In fact, the section of Bob's Trail between the east and west ends of Eagle View Trail is marked as a “future connection” in the March 2022 map of the Ash Canyon Trail System. Such, Eagle View Trail is the “current detour” until this missing section is completed (which maybe it is, if the east-side trail post, shown on the left, can be trusted. I haven't found a matching west-side post yet.). Sooner than later, Bob's Trail will connect the Foothill Drive trailhead at Carson City's outskirts with the trailhead of the <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Ash to Kings Trail</span></b>—providing a <b>main-thread path</b> between these two trailheads with multiple options of <b>scenic side-tracking</b>. </p><p>The amazing views from Eagle View Trail will always be worth the detour.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGXMnxA2Hqfyt8EBe04dlOain76LYzWDkTrlJ9_Z7_fScyImF1PZBhCMe9dM4T6T4jA89TXvRO4zOl6oUXR2bIXL1OVAZ5K6w38wrELCRnhAZ7D2HylxPPRPNOopwATH9HdqDTLNGiI1amigr6mCSP8EADgiMIfT3k6rmtMhTkeCwUPnO9NNamQ/s2400/ACTS_Eagle_View_Trail_Vicee_Canyon_view.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGXMnxA2Hqfyt8EBe04dlOain76LYzWDkTrlJ9_Z7_fScyImF1PZBhCMe9dM4T6T4jA89TXvRO4zOl6oUXR2bIXL1OVAZ5K6w38wrELCRnhAZ7D2HylxPPRPNOopwATH9HdqDTLNGiI1amigr6mCSP8EADgiMIfT3k6rmtMhTkeCwUPnO9NNamQ/w400-h300/ACTS_Eagle_View_Trail_Vicee_Canyon_view.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Vicee Canyon seen from Eagle View Trail. This canyon section is located west from the </span></b></span></span><a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2023/06/vicee-canyon-rim-trail.html" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Vicee Canyon Rim Trail</span></b></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;"> section.</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div><br /></div><p></p><h3>Map links</h3><p>Map of <b>westside Carson City with Vicee Canyon</b>: <a href="https://mapcarta.com/23374436/Map">https://mapcarta.com/23374436/Map</a>.</p><p><b>Ash Canyon Trail System map</b>: <a href="https://www.carson.org/home/showpublisheddocument/80022/637861499835270000">https://www.carson.org/home/showpublisheddocument/80022/637861499835270000</a></p><p><br /></p><h3>References</h3><p>[1] Click the<b> Eagle View Trail tab</b> on the <b>Ash Canyon Trail System website </b>or look for other trails within the <b>trail network</b>: <a href="https://www.carson.org/government/departments-g-z/parks-recreation-open-space/parks-and-places/trails/ash-canyon-area">https://www.carson.org/government/departments-g-z/parks-recreation-open-space/parks-and-places/trails/ash-canyon-area</a>.</p><p>[2] <b>Eagle's View Open Space favored as name for newest Carson City property</b>. <i>Lahontan Valley News</i>, October 29, 2019: <a href="https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/2019/oct/29/eagles-view-open-space-favored-as-name-for-newest-/">https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/2019/oct/29/eagles-view-open-space-favored-as-name-for-newest-/</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Axel D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06438831836545774008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874403438791096377.post-7607628889283397162023-06-11T09:58:00.011-07:002023-06-11T10:19:26.407-07:00A tune became a trail: Seven Steps Trail<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv9elrW1Q35YHdtYcehBZXG8mZBeIDVeTGGrjJ4wAku4xoNWxZf8LqBsuzHhp7Oge5w_MbzUQhZhsd4kiMGleLHowgW49t8DQX7QG7rtl6-TRLx62J8jjJEp_R3WP6O6xBIY4cKQYErD_IaQ7Ll8oY0g-Zs6zVUMzW9Moi_87wmP_BeKKHRD1qrg/s2400/ACTS_Seven_Steps_Trail.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv9elrW1Q35YHdtYcehBZXG8mZBeIDVeTGGrjJ4wAku4xoNWxZf8LqBsuzHhp7Oge5w_MbzUQhZhsd4kiMGleLHowgW49t8DQX7QG7rtl6-TRLx62J8jjJEp_R3WP6O6xBIY4cKQYErD_IaQ7Ll8oY0g-Zs6zVUMzW9Moi_87wmP_BeKKHRD1qrg/w400-h300/ACTS_Seven_Steps_Trail.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Seven Steps Trail</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Seven Steps Trail</span></b> is a continuation of the <b><a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2023/06/vicee-canyon-rim-trail.html">Vicee Canyon Rim Trail</a></b>. Both trails are short single tracks—side trails to <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Bob's Trail</span></b>—within the <b>Ash Canyon Trail System</b> west of <b>Carson City</b>, <b>Nevada</b>.</div><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfjJNN82rrkacakoLoKnvykdvShWoyQvkZF5_jZ-dupEvcPc7rQCFJo-gpQRCTKljNfLWXWmAKUCctfizQoqRHO_jADjPAfmdjwhDZRDlr2FaxeZz4yhJkLxO-0bKvtiyOsmvP7SPWFThwfKLjEQd1BhTuDYuyQSl4q_o5bHEnT7GCaRnsePwkw/s2400/ACTS_Seven_Steps_Trail_sign.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfjJNN82rrkacakoLoKnvykdvShWoyQvkZF5_jZ-dupEvcPc7rQCFJo-gpQRCTKljNfLWXWmAKUCctfizQoqRHO_jADjPAfmdjwhDZRDlr2FaxeZz4yhJkLxO-0bKvtiyOsmvP7SPWFThwfKLjEQd1BhTuDYuyQSl4q_o5bHEnT7GCaRnsePwkw/w200-h150/ACTS_Seven_Steps_Trail_sign.jpg" width="200" /></a>The 0.3-mile-short Seven Steps Trail is open to hiking, mountain biking and equestrian activities. It connects the west-side end of the <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Vicee Rim Trail</span></b> with <span style="color: #660000;"><b>Bob's Trail</b></span>—the <b><span style="color: #660000;">main trail thread</span></b> through the trail network connecting Carson City's Foothill Drive with the Ash-to-Kings trailhead. </p><div>From Vicee Canyon, the Seven Steps Trail travels upward across an east-facing slope with views of Carson City. The trail has some step-like features. While hiking uphill and counting, I came to the conclusion that “<b>seven steps</b>” is a reasonable approximation. However, according to the trail website, the <b>trail name</b> is attributed to the tune of <b><span style="color: #4c1130;">jazz musician</span></b> <b><span style="color: #4c1130;">Miles Davis</span></b>: “<b><i>Seven Steps to Heaven</i></b>” (on a record released in 1963). </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWZTYpk2b7fIwtb7O5dK9nt_nClL-LxWaOqnh5Eh356I2fgPtInj2k21V8HZudKSORCyaEHdmok38vidlr5HJAsigXDjEV-YO3MkgHqwDKrLS2odPUaxRNYr2mM2P4AAXZtOji_MOGQVoVF9WqQqX7cifoujdgYuy5zCAi76FZFA3IUFVvqyXd9Q/s2400/ACTS_Seven_Steps_tobacco_brush.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWZTYpk2b7fIwtb7O5dK9nt_nClL-LxWaOqnh5Eh356I2fgPtInj2k21V8HZudKSORCyaEHdmok38vidlr5HJAsigXDjEV-YO3MkgHqwDKrLS2odPUaxRNYr2mM2P4AAXZtOji_MOGQVoVF9WqQqX7cifoujdgYuy5zCAi76FZFA3IUFVvqyXd9Q/w400-h300/ACTS_Seven_Steps_tobacco_brush.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">The smell of trail heaven: sweetly fragrant flowers of tobacco brush</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div>Once you are in heaven, it just takes a few steps downhill to get back onto Bob's Trail.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p></p><h3>Map links</h3><p>Map of <b>westside Carson City with Vicee Canyon</b>: <a href="https://mapcarta.com/23374436/Map">https://mapcarta.com/23374436/Map</a>.</p><p><b>Ash Canyon Trail System map</b>: <a href="https://www.carson.org/home/showpublisheddocument/80022/637861499835270000">https://www.carson.org/home/showpublisheddocument/80022/637861499835270000</a></p><p><br /></p><h3>References</h3><p>Click the<b> Seven Steps Trail tab</b> on the <b>Ash Canyon Trail System website </b>or look for other trails within the <b>trail network</b>: <a href="https://www.carson.org/government/departments-g-z/parks-recreation-open-space/parks-and-places/trails/ash-canyon-area">https://www.carson.org/government/departments-g-z/parks-recreation-open-space/parks-and-places/trails/ash-canyon-area</a>.</p><p><b><i>Seven Steps to Heaven</i></b> (Wikipedia, accessed on June 11, 2023): <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Steps_to_Heaven">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Steps_to_Heaven</a>.</p><p><br /></p><br />Axel D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06438831836545774008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874403438791096377.post-44499982182191531682023-06-10T17:30:00.009-07:002023-06-10T18:05:48.891-07:00Vicee Canyon Rim Trail<p><b></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVNl1KiLB4G8H7P4c4SgYxE1Cyr2CMNEwWk77_EI_HZ--nuShApmLwMx2aeHusQQXKVLVRvGLt-MYugoL7Qj0PbRNGVGHu4iukGfr-9E4ottE23C-sOQQjJUH11B02aX5PqTuFE4iBlNWfKOCfUjc8XfxsQC9hF0Un9-cmKOKC8LR9SakdUTENw/s2400/ACTS_Vice_Canyon_Rim_Trail.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVNl1KiLB4G8H7P4c4SgYxE1Cyr2CMNEwWk77_EI_HZ--nuShApmLwMx2aeHusQQXKVLVRvGLt-MYugoL7Qj0PbRNGVGHu4iukGfr-9E4ottE23C-sOQQjJUH11B02aX5PqTuFE4iBlNWfKOCfUjc8XfxsQC9hF0Un9-cmKOKC8LR9SakdUTENw/w400-h300/ACTS_Vice_Canyon_Rim_Trail.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Vicee Canyon Rim Trail with mountains of the Carson Range in the back</span></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_vK9vsDcaVD-AQW5TyV7ilSwlDt8KJmGPJcIL1SoCf3F4xKscpMcVOZlBhbthQSTeOfaX0pxOO1pI_SvsAsN4PesipNgMszxDWfOfASpI3a2YJFUHHfvnDlxG3asTH39-ynsDVeDh71MBq2a5BTxZv17_Tz2IkSASkp41Mk9Ch6LJGDqeD0TAg/s1386/ACTS_Vicee_Canyon_Rim_Trail_sign.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1243" data-original-width="1386" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_vK9vsDcaVD-AQW5TyV7ilSwlDt8KJmGPJcIL1SoCf3F4xKscpMcVOZlBhbthQSTeOfaX0pxOO1pI_SvsAsN4PesipNgMszxDWfOfASpI3a2YJFUHHfvnDlxG3asTH39-ynsDVeDh71MBq2a5BTxZv17_Tz2IkSASkp41Mk9Ch6LJGDqeD0TAg/w200-h179/ACTS_Vicee_Canyon_Rim_Trail_sign.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></div><b><span style="color: #783f04;">Vicee Canyon Rim Trail</span></b> is a 1.3-mile-long <b>single track</b> within the <b>Ash Canyon Trail System</b> west of <b>Carson City</b>, <b>Nevada</b>. <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Vicee Rim Trail</span></b>—a shorter name for this short track—follows the south rim above <b>Vicee Canyon</b>. The open-space dirt trail leads through sagebrush habitat with views of the canyon and the Carson Range. <p></p><p>At its west-side end, Vicee Rim Trail continues as <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Seven Steps</span></b> <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Trail</span></b>. Along with the latter and a section of <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Bob'sTrail</span></b>, these single tracks form one of many <b>trail loops</b> within the trail system.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPA8tcNMpIOnJ-qYD0hcd1Xdn0eAJCneyAYhiXBFTkeVfpCwiX4jztGT6K3WlkX8as7TR_bGyWeOon6pUCqI4ptxqcRGOEvkddXd9Nym2Yl8MVJ2ccUtEd6fUxE-UKgAjGOQo7c2sZ9xC9tfirGRR5qljPUvTEr9t1KQ3b7MGSN-YB6iEre7ET0Q/s2400/ACTS_Vicee_Canyon.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPA8tcNMpIOnJ-qYD0hcd1Xdn0eAJCneyAYhiXBFTkeVfpCwiX4jztGT6K3WlkX8as7TR_bGyWeOon6pUCqI4ptxqcRGOEvkddXd9Nym2Yl8MVJ2ccUtEd6fUxE-UKgAjGOQo7c2sZ9xC9tfirGRR5qljPUvTEr9t1KQ3b7MGSN-YB6iEre7ET0Q/w400-h300/ACTS_Vicee_Canyon.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Vicee Canyon seen from its south rim</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting to the Vicee Canyon Rim Trailhead</h3><p>The Vicee Canyon Rim Trail splits of Bob's trail less than half a mile northwest from the start of Bob''s Trail at the end of <b>Foothill Drive. </b>Foothill Drive is a short <b>cul-de-sac</b> next to where Carson City's <b>West Winnie Lane</b> bends south and continues as <b>North Winnie Lane</b>.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnPYiSALcHWgACENPo98bmVMJqa1y7hsZCkPnqQjl7C5vVrk1oelaXhBSASP6MwejmNscPpnlLLVMiC9Nk4Ca5z56QQ-upFE8hvL_yxnfGS0pitEE-O_BbZ_-eyUwUSjvreLsy1INnFKAO0br_FwKQ7CJKlmXBGnSz1109F_4EDHKT4r3U4thl5g/s2400/ACTS_Vice_Rim_Trailhead.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnPYiSALcHWgACENPo98bmVMJqa1y7hsZCkPnqQjl7C5vVrk1oelaXhBSASP6MwejmNscPpnlLLVMiC9Nk4Ca5z56QQ-upFE8hvL_yxnfGS0pitEE-O_BbZ_-eyUwUSjvreLsy1INnFKAO0br_FwKQ7CJKlmXBGnSz1109F_4EDHKT4r3U4thl5g/w400-h300/ACTS_Vice_Rim_Trailhead.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Bob's Trail/Vicee Rim Trail Y-junction</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">Map links</h3><p>Map of <b>westside Carson City with Vicee Canyon</b>: <a href="https://mapcarta.com/23374436/Map">https://mapcarta.com/23374436/Map</a>.</p><p><b>Ash Canyon Trail System map</b>: <a href="https://www.carson.org/home/showpublisheddocument/80022/637861499835270000">https://www.carson.org/home/showpublisheddocument/80022/637861499835270000</a></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">More about the trail system</h3><p>Click the<b> Vicee Rim Trail tab</b> on the <b>Ash Canyon Trail System website</b>:or look other trails within the <b>trail network</b>: <a href="https://www.carson.org/government/departments-g-z/parks-recreation-open-space/parks-and-places/trails/ash-canyon-area">https://www.carson.org/government/departments-g-z/parks-recreation-open-space/parks-and-places/trails/ash-canyon-area</a>.</p><p><br /></p>Axel D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06438831836545774008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874403438791096377.post-40747181364413021022023-04-23T14:41:00.018-07:002023-04-26T06:20:33.365-07:00Jacks Valley Loop<p><b></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKMR7ahZmSEjVN5pITTnCn5doBYe7jXgZJ9qNTLIDPA9-S3qpfZutozWyAeNd2JI1vMLVRVUgEbN-U4CYdqLofo5AjfHbtdANSnVOBX-NDW5EQfbWboVur-mVcgHmdEn6_M8pQ-NoxQrTLD6BYo9TPUJWFNENorifNHfJ2rlrtaGwF-__TG_L53g/s2400/JVL_Genoa_Peak.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKMR7ahZmSEjVN5pITTnCn5doBYe7jXgZJ9qNTLIDPA9-S3qpfZutozWyAeNd2JI1vMLVRVUgEbN-U4CYdqLofo5AjfHbtdANSnVOBX-NDW5EQfbWboVur-mVcgHmdEn6_M8pQ-NoxQrTLD6BYo9TPUJWFNENorifNHfJ2rlrtaGwF-__TG_L53g/w400-h300/JVL_Genoa_Peak.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">View of Genoa Peak from Jacks Valley Loop</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><b><span style="color: #783f04;"></span></b><p></p><p><span style="color: #783f04; font-weight: bold;"><b><span style="color: #783f04;">Jacks Valley Loop</span></b> </span><span>is a 6.5-mile-long loop trail in the</span><span style="color: #783f04; font-weight: bold;"> <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Jacks Valley Wildlife Management Area</span></b> </span><span>southwest of</span><span> <b style="font-weight: bold;">Carson City</b><b>, </b><b style="font-weight: bold;">Nevada</b><span style="color: #783f04; font-weight: bold;">. </span>The loop is part of the <span>Clear Creek Trail System</span>—4.7 miles of the loop is coinciding with the 21.7-mile-long <span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Clear Creek Trail</b></span> that connects <span style="color: #274e13;"><b>James Lee Park</b></span> with the<span style="color: #783f04; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="color: #783f04; font-weight: bold;"><b>Tahoe Rim Trail</b></span><span style="color: #783f04; font-weight: bold;"> (</span><b style="color: #783f04; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #783f04;">TRT</span></b><span style="color: #783f04; font-weight: bold;">) </span>at Spooner Summit.</span></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBz-EMmFlZ09rtMeBD0ekv-30apg-Mu0B2wIqCcU4-42uG_mlziO3MA9cMGMWidaD45lUioFId_Dg99PytI4MffX6cDcgqZFlJSk615HqsvliGeOTV6MCVHTscOjmle479s7mv9gzI7r5Ec_H8aQEgdtS0fR47Esv8p-ncBLDne2pP0cTrUBkUA/s1164/JVL_map.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1086" data-original-width="1164" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBz-EMmFlZ09rtMeBD0ekv-30apg-Mu0B2wIqCcU4-42uG_mlziO3MA9cMGMWidaD45lUioFId_Dg99PytI4MffX6cDcgqZFlJSk615HqsvliGeOTV6MCVHTscOjmle479s7mv9gzI7r5Ec_H8aQEgdtS0fR47Esv8p-ncBLDne2pP0cTrUBkUA/w400-h374/JVL_map.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Map of Jacks Valley Loop and access trails</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwSwfciV-DaYpFuFJZq1nhY1HLD7MqXnj6BvaxXo4CKUHAHmTQeVuHk_w5YY2NLGRcyKMIM2nWOdkUKj2Qyf4rcfJMEEAHLP5aVs7QshfM5EMyk255vLinHyg1K0MVcql-RLup-HJ50G00c-LFWyzmdOxh5VwafPyknmN-Zs6iOEKfQ1mZxWj0g/s2400/JVL_Clear_Creek_Trail_near_JamesLeeTH.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwSwfciV-DaYpFuFJZq1nhY1HLD7MqXnj6BvaxXo4CKUHAHmTQeVuHk_w5YY2NLGRcyKMIM2nWOdkUKj2Qyf4rcfJMEEAHLP5aVs7QshfM5EMyk255vLinHyg1K0MVcql-RLup-HJ50G00c-LFWyzmdOxh5VwafPyknmN-Zs6iOEKfQ1mZxWj0g/s320/JVL_Clear_Creek_Trail_near_JamesLeeTH.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Access trail from James Lee Park</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>As a single-track trail, Jacks Valley Loop is open to <b>running</b>, <b>hiking</b>, <b>mountain biking</b> and <b>equestrian sports</b>. The trail is open to dogs. Once on the loop, no further climbing is needed: the open-space trail winds through sagebrush habitat with amazing views of the Carson Valley, the Carson Range and the Pinenut Mountains.</p><p>To get to the loop, follow the 0.9-mile long uphill path from the <b>James Lee Park Trailhead</b> to the eastside Clear Creek Trail/Jacks Valley Loop junction (<b><span style="color: #666666;">CCT/JVL-east</span></b>). </p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc2FtW0Mo_BAcpV9iDPXodwRxL7cae0oSVV_TQrWVR_JxK3nxew-HR9yWyNxQ-rpReQOVqd8y77qaZbboagkxiXLAfXBOPDLGjdP7FYx2lhuU62LJTYwRlJCx2uZkhdEx8synn1DKgLnkFt6HjNGZtdMsHFDqh7ZKdqynTxUA1wEC3K7LwVopb0A/s2400/JVL_trailpost.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc2FtW0Mo_BAcpV9iDPXodwRxL7cae0oSVV_TQrWVR_JxK3nxew-HR9yWyNxQ-rpReQOVqd8y77qaZbboagkxiXLAfXBOPDLGjdP7FYx2lhuU62LJTYwRlJCx2uZkhdEx8synn1DKgLnkFt6HjNGZtdMsHFDqh7ZKdqynTxUA1wEC3K7LwVopb0A/w200-h150/JVL_trailpost.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">CCT/JVL-east trailpost</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Here, I am following the loop clockwise by starting out southbound. This sequence of switchbacks makes for over a quarter of the loop. The final switchback at the southeast tip of the loop is a great place to rest and enjoy views of the Carson Valley towards Minden/Garnerville and beyond.<p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxWxt_ISJKJOP6Bfz62DgWC1klfps3r-uhVgLonGn2tkHlvX9L1XA9l0oRvqKE5OwEN-Qt_iXfxz8xndWvCqee5K2n7Ia3g6svQpghiFem3nUWCNTOE-kTyn05Hf8b6irgDtnxmBMvzBArzm0yRWWACve_Sl3Qy5teGxuTZGVOSBcwuHYe8ME6g/s2400/JVL_South_Carson_Range.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxWxt_ISJKJOP6Bfz62DgWC1klfps3r-uhVgLonGn2tkHlvX9L1XA9l0oRvqKE5OwEN-Qt_iXfxz8xndWvCqee5K2n7Ia3g6svQpghiFem3nUWCNTOE-kTyn05Hf8b6irgDtnxmBMvzBArzm0yRWWACve_Sl3Qy5teGxuTZGVOSBcwuHYe8ME6g/w400-h300/JVL_South_Carson_Range.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Peaks of the southern Carson Range</span> </span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>My favorite section of the loop is the panoramic south section. During winter and spring months, it offers vistas of the snow-covered peaks of the southern Carson Range. At mid-section, I found a small area with a scattering of low-growing <b>yellow violets</b> (<i><b>Viola aurea</b></i>), showing their bright, five-petaled flowers backdropped by white-hairy, gray-green leaves. The purple veins on the lower middle petal are arousing my curiosity at each close encounter. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7v5atY9pDNeiNjolyTclQaaNigo6I4gS-Yf1VKxnzqXc_gilMBXnV1ZlehsDA7iPpQ1BO4PJIYciZycwRecYZLALeumQaEquUSNVH3jzUhzURc7kzUyIu1zNO6Vrwy8P8G3uO6MIjj_PmIqh_7bSTiMqes7gTRNIRYzsr2oDSDoy9us_mj-XDUA/s2400/JVL_yellow_violets.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7v5atY9pDNeiNjolyTclQaaNigo6I4gS-Yf1VKxnzqXc_gilMBXnV1ZlehsDA7iPpQ1BO4PJIYciZycwRecYZLALeumQaEquUSNVH3jzUhzURc7kzUyIu1zNO6Vrwy8P8G3uO6MIjj_PmIqh_7bSTiMqes7gTRNIRYzsr2oDSDoy9us_mj-XDUA/w400-h300/JVL_yellow_violets.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Yellow violets, south-facing slope, Jacks Valley Loop (April 23, 2023)</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The shorter westside section of the loop offers views of Jacks Valley and Duane Bliss Peak. From the Clear Creek Trail/Jacks Valley Loop junction (<b><span style="color: #666666;">CCT/JVL-west</span></b>), Clear Creek Trail leaves the loop northwards to the <b>Jacks Valley Road Trailhead</b> and the <b>Jacks Valley School Trailhead</b>. To return to CCT/JVL-east, take the 1.8-mile-long north section of the loop to conclude your round trip.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-gvaa3h2Bnpu44qQ0Xcijp7ZrObj5-FAJ7U_E_CH18TCSrae2Ok4zoBrgf4CDjxaIUeZJWIXApDS67Ps61gHLkZOz_zl5_dpfiIAoTwlC51gHuPcyLngdiqzRi_Qi63HUG8yqVTHHyHa5wwW752PfyOtsREIccB8eTPh6ieJcAFDYSUt0NTDjQ/s2400/JVL_PinenutMtns.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-gvaa3h2Bnpu44qQ0Xcijp7ZrObj5-FAJ7U_E_CH18TCSrae2Ok4zoBrgf4CDjxaIUeZJWIXApDS67Ps61gHLkZOz_zl5_dpfiIAoTwlC51gHuPcyLngdiqzRi_Qi63HUG8yqVTHHyHa5wwW752PfyOtsREIccB8eTPh6ieJcAFDYSUt0NTDjQ/w400-h300/JVL_PinenutMtns.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">View fromCCT/JVL-east: Carson Valley and Pinenut Mountains</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting there</h3><p>Driving south from Carson City to Minden on <b>Highway 395</b>, pass the Jacks Valley Road exit and then—about another mile south—turn right onto <b>Mica Drive</b>. Continue west for 500 ft and turn left onto <b>Vista Grande Blvd</b>. Follow this south-west leading road to the James Lee Park sign. Turn right onto <b>James Lee Park Road</b> (going westward), which soon bends south. Turn right onto James Lee Road. It ends at the trailhead. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8R1PAMtB5Pl9i_dUXfs8OuJa3-twmJ268YfU8ABF7V9sPk4Ovulx_9Z-cS2ReF3OXXAHY49xaYrYyy6QlXHkHv1o1s9MBt681XkanqBgEhBDAFmwFnb0E3xIjY94dfaFW3eGQ1YeUgkADZtYRyRh8pUfbamgc7ZviromNnsCWscqpJ42jr4fzg/s2400/JVL_James_Lee_Park_Trailhead.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8R1PAMtB5Pl9i_dUXfs8OuJa3-twmJ268YfU8ABF7V9sPk4Ovulx_9Z-cS2ReF3OXXAHY49xaYrYyy6QlXHkHv1o1s9MBt681XkanqBgEhBDAFmwFnb0E3xIjY94dfaFW3eGQ1YeUgkADZtYRyRh8pUfbamgc7ZviromNnsCWscqpJ42jr4fzg/w400-h300/JVL_James_Lee_Park_Trailhead.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">James Lee Park Trailhead</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Nearby trails</h3><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>C<a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2015/04/clear-creek-trails-lower-section-wide.html">lear Creek Trails</a> (lower section north of Jacks Valley Road)</b></li><li><a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2015/04/hiking-mountain-biking-and-horseback.html"><b>Clear Creek Trail</b></a><b> </b>(<b>Jacks Valley Road to Highway 50</b>)</li><li><a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2022/05/dead-truck-canyon-trail-prison-hill.html"><b>Dead Truck Canyon Trail, Prison Hill</b></a></li><li><a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2013/10/discovery-trail-viewing-genoa-from-above.html"><b>Discovery Trail, Genoa</b></a> </li><li><a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2013/10/genoa-waterfall-in-genoa-canyon.html"><b>Genoa Waterfall in Genoa Canyon</b></a></li><li><a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2013/10/sierra-canyon-trail-from-genoa-to.html"><b>Sierra Canyon Trail</b></a></li><li><a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2013/10/east-brockliss-loop-trail-at-river-fork.html"><b>East Brockliss Loop Trail at River Fork Ranch</b></a></li><li><b><a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2013/10/river-fork-ranchs-west-fork-trail.html">River Fork Ranch's West Fork Trail</a></b></li><li><a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2010/05/jumping-sandbars-in-carson-river-at.html"><b>Bently-Kirman Ranch Trail</b></a></li><li><b><a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2022/06/lincoln-bypass-trail-carson-city-nevada.html">Lincoln Bypass Trail</a></b></li><li><a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2017/04/kings-canyon-falls-waterfall-trail-and.html"><b>Lower Kings Canyon Waterfall</b></a></li><li><a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2017/04/kings-canyon-falls-upper-waterfall-loop.html"><b>Kings Canyon Falls: Upper Waterfall Loop</b></a></li></ul><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">References and more to read</h3><p><b>Map of the Clear Creek Trail System</b>: <a href="https://carsonvalleytrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-04-18-Clear-Creek-Trail-System-Map-39x23-for-website.pdf">https://carsonvalleytrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-04-18-Clear-Creek-Trail-System-Map-39x23-for-website.pdf</a>.</p><p><b>Clear Creek Trail System Information</b>. URL: <a href="https://carsonvalleytrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-04-Clear-Creek-Trail-Overview.pdf">https://carsonvalleytrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-04-Clear-Creek-Trail-Overview.pdf</a>.</p><p><b>Yellow Violet</b> on page 37 in <b>Laird R. Blackwell</b>'s <b><i>Tahoe Wildflower Guide</i></b>, Morris Book Publishing, LLC, 2007 (ISBN-13: 978-0-7627-4369-8, ISBN-10: 0-7627-4369-7).</p><p><br /></p>Axel D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06438831836545774008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874403438791096377.post-27398637633482405182022-11-13T18:19:00.009-08:002022-11-13T21:15:17.742-08:00Hiking the Sonoma coastline and enjoying sweeping views of sea stacks: Kortum Trail<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3NK1WInZGK5_mUL_UfwjMXX5_icx1qN6NnkhN3vGDABY5b8ucJm7H4UasAWKnEUf7AuN4_vFOKOEk4PUmmX3TSsPrfD3pS9YostJAdJDLWVw0jcIb6CuJBQCTxsXNOrOBUTze0ArGzYrDIWJ4oKBKBsW_LkxIMKP3iVE9WushsMgxiB4gFD6Xw/s2400/Kortum_Trail_coast.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3NK1WInZGK5_mUL_UfwjMXX5_icx1qN6NnkhN3vGDABY5b8ucJm7H4UasAWKnEUf7AuN4_vFOKOEk4PUmmX3TSsPrfD3pS9YostJAdJDLWVw0jcIb6CuJBQCTxsXNOrOBUTze0ArGzYrDIWJ4oKBKBsW_LkxIMKP3iVE9WushsMgxiB4gFD6Xw/s320/Kortum_Trail_coast.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">Splashing waves off the oceanfront cliffs</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Kortum Trail</span></b> in the <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Sonoma Coast State Park</span></b> in northern California parallels the <b><span style="color: #073763;">Pacific Ocean </span></b>from Wright's Beach to Blind Beach, from where you can—while being aware of danger zones and sleeper waves—continue to Goat Rock and beyond to the mouth of the <b><span style="color: #073763;">Russian Rive</span></b>r. The trail is mainly winding across open coastal prairie along oceanside cliffs, offering stunning views of sandy coves and craggy, wave-breaking outcroppings [1-6].</p><p>Year-round, Kortum Trail lets you watch and enjoy the rhythm and drama of the <b>rocky Sonoma Coast</b>. Curious about earth movements or slides? Well, the <b>San Andreas fault</b> follows along offshore—making this coastline indeed unique and special.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbAS-7_sJbtVqd4P7BOVSHyF-9S213PQmoG5aOuIO9vlAVci_YD7OrjwzbiMA8xcu06HEUlJUGMxqnghfGpRD0o3aoWk6j5LLp8_MBsPLb0WedxxW5dVcL1-iEVDmcIZusrdGaLT-sP-jGKUuSwPnAiB62tl7E6R5HF49kMUk40rD-axIZo500w/s2400/Kortum_Trail_post.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbAS-7_sJbtVqd4P7BOVSHyF-9S213PQmoG5aOuIO9vlAVci_YD7OrjwzbiMA8xcu06HEUlJUGMxqnghfGpRD0o3aoWk6j5LLp8_MBsPLb0WedxxW5dVcL1-iEVDmcIZusrdGaLT-sP-jGKUuSwPnAiB62tl7E6R5HF49kMUk40rD-axIZo500w/w150-h200/Kortum_Trail_post.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><p>Kortum Trail is named for the Petaluma veterinarian and environmentalist <b>Bill Kortum</b> (1927-2014), who fought to keep coastline access open to the public. Many are regarding Bill Kortum as the father of the Sonoma County environmental movement. He helped defeat a proposed power plant at Bodega Bay [2-4]. </p><p>Herein, I am following the Kortum Trail from its south-end trailhead at Wright's Beach via Shell Beach and over the Peaked Hill to Blind Beach.</p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjamEM7HonvlvuEFk1nh8rHBM1haC_r1IKWmpX4KEEJry0Hm32U4lQ3sInfeQ55ttFITXpkZBYR2HkBZzHJklzIBFA3ykG2-UxB6BRWIq1eDsJgvorO5lrpFmEyNt3TGxmGEPmmf5lDRXdE9k5Y5uAhsf8t31OsH1aywLT4Vtoc1o-EEhTCsb7aPg/s2400/Kortum_Trail_downstairs_to_Shell_Beach.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjamEM7HonvlvuEFk1nh8rHBM1haC_r1IKWmpX4KEEJry0Hm32U4lQ3sInfeQ55ttFITXpkZBYR2HkBZzHJklzIBFA3ykG2-UxB6BRWIq1eDsJgvorO5lrpFmEyNt3TGxmGEPmmf5lDRXdE9k5Y5uAhsf8t31OsH1aywLT4Vtoc1o-EEhTCsb7aPg/s320/Kortum_Trail_downstairs_to_Shell_Beach.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">Downstairs to Shell Beach</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table>At the <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Wright's Beach trailhead</span></b>, you will find an informative board with a trail map and the warning that the rugged shoreline with its jagged rocks and hazardous surf is not for swimming. Actually, if you are just following the well-marked hiking path, you will not reach the shore or surf level before reaching the Blind Beach/Goat Rock area. Kortum Trail mainly meanders through coastal bluffs from where you will experience sweeping views of the offshore sea stacks and the ocean surf from a safe distance.<p></p><p>About halfway between Wright's Beach and Blind Beach is Shell Beach. It takes five to ten minutes to take the stairs downhill to the beach—actually a small, scenic cove with not much beach left to scatter around at high tide. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn0geuT8JMBGBzaf-C5o3LryM9CxLb9tOQz_UKzh36rF1tI95pl3HAnHgvLiLcFVdYDu3KEBJYaQB5fO662YoDv1Lh54opHmg83JPT9-wTGziLYixeNChRq1n-Kdg4EByY9Q4jVPTiKxOORqnx1KP7TmZUW5wvN_BNZ1xDsOyhjpKpf2Sg-nIz5A/s2400/Kortum_Trail_rocks_and_waves_at_Shell_Beach.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn0geuT8JMBGBzaf-C5o3LryM9CxLb9tOQz_UKzh36rF1tI95pl3HAnHgvLiLcFVdYDu3KEBJYaQB5fO662YoDv1Lh54opHmg83JPT9-wTGziLYixeNChRq1n-Kdg4EByY9Q4jVPTiKxOORqnx1KP7TmZUW5wvN_BNZ1xDsOyhjpKpf2Sg-nIz5A/w400-h300/Kortum_Trail_rocks_and_waves_at_Shell_Beach.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">Shell Beach surf</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2BXUROb28VWCQW3XzxEOYeNn4vOnl5KkPEaT3DQbWjkfPStNgX1QaeeTf5wJdJWvtCMOGJBRHqEmiI8TQhg5hleXsvXhBHYPE5BPjp1yGru25NglANvqWdBM6CsCqqIcsO4JE6mMl0hsVq-DY0LVfxIzP_xdznDJx2AmqHsDxQUqQXV3V5mYtoA/s2400/Kortum_Trail_board_walk.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2BXUROb28VWCQW3XzxEOYeNn4vOnl5KkPEaT3DQbWjkfPStNgX1QaeeTf5wJdJWvtCMOGJBRHqEmiI8TQhg5hleXsvXhBHYPE5BPjp1yGru25NglANvqWdBM6CsCqqIcsO4JE6mMl0hsVq-DY0LVfxIzP_xdznDJx2AmqHsDxQUqQXV3V5mYtoA/w400-h300/Kortum_Trail_board_walk.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">Board walk through coastal prairie: northbound to the Gull Rock vista point</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>North of Shell Beach, rocks on both sides of the <b>oceanfront cliffs</b> will attract your attention: offshore <b>Gull Rock</b> as well as <b>Mammoth Rock</b> and the <b>Sunset Boulders </b>[5,6].</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8jblR2XdGTqBKxdo10W1M_cVtdzC5lKtZAWE_bITcwE5UrJgp6jEY-dfYfZtbvGSTxeL7rUDL7NSXGF-jPL_8r7CgGLiNYQbjDpKtrDdHRoLUGqPxOGkkspWt-WTPSFy7R3EpybT8E2nGDnDFhHUhTAynwfCXMx0J_hGq6ESrPBMaLE_A4GtXA/s2400/Kortum_Trail_haysticks.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8jblR2XdGTqBKxdo10W1M_cVtdzC5lKtZAWE_bITcwE5UrJgp6jEY-dfYfZtbvGSTxeL7rUDL7NSXGF-jPL_8r7CgGLiNYQbjDpKtrDdHRoLUGqPxOGkkspWt-WTPSFy7R3EpybT8E2nGDnDFhHUhTAynwfCXMx0J_hGq6ESrPBMaLE_A4GtXA/w400-h300/Kortum_Trail_haysticks.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">White bird droppings covering sea stacks (Gull Rock in the upper left quarter)</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Gull Rock is the farthest offshore rock. This sea stack is “painted” white with bird droppings and serves as a nesting site for <b>gulls</b> and <b>cormorants</b> [2,3]. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioulUqxIfC3vFHXEFcUqAeRUr_RVXxrsWovKoMSQT9lf4jcA-48EK8QxQrzjbk4HlVJnecmtVBQfsi37w7hS5jEjkdWSSoiJadxPNElgsEzHftO47lHq-RA_o2XvBy2gkWRTY4D39UAIsKRpyma24T7gzCOwEvz3hvevtYyj6HEoLSoJYKPwzbAQ/s2400/Kortum_Trail_Mammoth_Rock.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioulUqxIfC3vFHXEFcUqAeRUr_RVXxrsWovKoMSQT9lf4jcA-48EK8QxQrzjbk4HlVJnecmtVBQfsi37w7hS5jEjkdWSSoiJadxPNElgsEzHftO47lHq-RA_o2XvBy2gkWRTY4D39UAIsKRpyma24T7gzCOwEvz3hvevtYyj6HEoLSoJYKPwzbAQ/w400-h300/Kortum_Trail_Mammoth_Rock.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">Mammoth Rock</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>On the coastal prairie side there are several outcroppings of archaeological and recreational interest. Collectively, they are called <b>Mammoth Rocks</b> or <b>Rubbing Rocks</b>. Archaeologist Breck Parkman thinks of these rocks as mammoth and bison grooming sites [5]. He wrote:</p><p></p><blockquote><b><span style="color: #20124d;">In 2001, I discovered what I believe to be Rancholabrean rubbing rocks on California's North Coast. These are features that I believe were used for grooming by now-extinct Ice Age megafauna such as <i>Mammuth columbi</i> and <i>Bison antiquus</i>. [...] The Mammoth Rocks site consists of four loci of rubbing rocks, separated by about 300 m. Two of the loci consist of very large blueschist seastacks (20 and 30 m tall). The other two loci are smaller blueschist boulders (4 and 5 m tall). The four loci surround an enigmatic wetland that I believe may represent a relic animal wallow. </span></b></blockquote><p></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdFfRz1DEQJ0Dioej3X29djGxb6ei9qTCI_Y396v99ESlLbymClQgHCvAJxOrYsjcDeJ4qbP2brHHlXO0ysQmtHINcazPuEG3nX032Ht1TyfBJLVq_nELYDPcmdC_KybWsm6TMJlNsX1akmCEfUVxpA_TYOiOgREihZBz69h0dJmzhYGHrc8ELg/s2400/Kortum_Trail_Sunset_Boulders.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdFfRz1DEQJ0Dioej3X29djGxb6ei9qTCI_Y396v99ESlLbymClQgHCvAJxOrYsjcDeJ4qbP2brHHlXO0ysQmtHINcazPuEG3nX032Ht1TyfBJLVq_nELYDPcmdC_KybWsm6TMJlNsX1akmCEfUVxpA_TYOiOgREihZBz69h0dJmzhYGHrc8ELg/w400-h300/Kortum_Trail_Sunset_Boulders.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">Sunset Boulders</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>During my late-October visit of the Mammoth Rocks this year, I saw people climbing to the top the Sunset Boulders, the northernmost rock formation of the “<b>Rubbing site</b>.”</p><p>Past the Sunset Boulders, Kortum Trail continues— over wooden steps—uphill over a saddle east of <b>Peaked Hill</b> and then downhill to Blind Beach. Arched Rock, Goat Rock and the <b><span style="color: #073763;">Russian River State Marine Conservation Area</span></b> are now coming in view. Here, I began my return hike and took my car to get to Goat Rock Beach and the sand spit between the final stretch of the Russian River and the open sea. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgreko7bseOzZq2th5v75Gt16ZGEwuBQ3uqICq71mAkX8opDSOWwGfqDZtSzDLPFuUrlcaMzzzIEMgcbDbi0OkfhDTHCO3kL-L_BwWlUbXd8eUnnGXcaprUm6VOSY6NmXLgyIfbG0TxasJhTSFeBqXzUNHcaxBE5DWW2ABVJzRHvhbb_sVkxbPYJg/s2400/Kortum_Trail_Goat_Rock.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgreko7bseOzZq2th5v75Gt16ZGEwuBQ3uqICq71mAkX8opDSOWwGfqDZtSzDLPFuUrlcaMzzzIEMgcbDbi0OkfhDTHCO3kL-L_BwWlUbXd8eUnnGXcaprUm6VOSY6NmXLgyIfbG0TxasJhTSFeBqXzUNHcaxBE5DWW2ABVJzRHvhbb_sVkxbPYJg/w400-h300/Kortum_Trail_Goat_Rock.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: medium;">Goat Rock</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting to Kortum trailheads</h3><p>From <b>Bodega Bay</b>, go north on <b>Highway 1</b> for six to ten miles and select one of the multiple access points. The Kortum Trail stretches nearly four miles from Wright's Beach to Goat Rock.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyRZwP68NRbORwV65i3fqFGNcNiEBRSf-FTyFoNed_W8_lfbwp98mEK9QQueeL3QX2hahGveWZ_qd5Br6nbtA_9wocjVrwFR_WkMC4OcUBAM6cA73oI1ibbI3mgbF8kJR3uPOt_Wq5EKGS_g9nOQOxmHHFv5QuWBm5Kys6LAN0_lm_zHkd6Qt9WA/s1800/Kortum_Trail_board.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1800" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyRZwP68NRbORwV65i3fqFGNcNiEBRSf-FTyFoNed_W8_lfbwp98mEK9QQueeL3QX2hahGveWZ_qd5Br6nbtA_9wocjVrwFR_WkMC4OcUBAM6cA73oI1ibbI3mgbF8kJR3uPOt_Wq5EKGS_g9nOQOxmHHFv5QuWBm5Kys6LAN0_lm_zHkd6Qt9WA/w200-h150/Kortum_Trail_board.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Direction from Shell Beach</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The trail is accessible from different road ends and parking lots including the few lots near the Wright's Beach campground and picnic area, the Carlevaro Way dead-end, the <b>Shell Beach parking area</b>, the Pacific View Drive dead-end, and from various sites along Goat Road including the Blind Beach parking area. </p><p>From the Shell Beach lots, favored by many visitors, you have multiple hiking options: walking the easy southbound trail, hike northbound towards Gull Rock viewpoints, Mammoth Rock, Sunset Boulders, The Peaked Hill and Blind Beach, or take the short path down the stairs to Shell Beach. </p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Map</h3><p>The map, accessible by the following link, shows the trail section and sites between <b>Shell Beach</b> and <b>Blind Beach</b> including <b>Peaked Hill</b>, <b>Mammoth Rock</b> and the <b>Sunset Boulders</b>: <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Sunset+Boulders,+Kortum+Trail,+Jenner,+CA/@38.428139,-123.1197201,15z/data=!4m9!4m8!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x80869fac2db18237:0xcbf227d683480426!2m2!1d-123.1157319!2d38.4292347!3e0">https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Sunset+Boulders,+Kortum+Trail,+Jenner,+CA/@38.428139,-123.1197201,15z/data=!4m9!4m8!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x80869fac2db18237:0xcbf227d683480426!2m2!1d-123.1157319!2d38.4292347!3e0</a></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">References & further reading </h3><p>[1] <b>Sonoma Coast State Park</b>. PDF version: <a href="https://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/451/files/SonomaCoastSPFinalWebLayout2017.pdf">https://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/451/files/SonomaCoastSPFinalWebLayout2017.pdf</a>.</p><p>[2] David Weintraub: <b>North Bay Trails</b>. <i>Wilderness Press</i>, Berkeley, <b>1999.</b> See <b>Chapter 46</b> <b>-</b> <b>Kortum Trail; </b>pp 244-247. </p><p>[3] Robert Stone: <b>Trail of the Week: Kortum Trail</b>. <i>Sonoma Magazine</i>, June <b>2016</b>. Website: <a href="https://www.sonomamag.com/trail-of-the-week-4/">https://www.sonomamag.com/trail-of-the-week-4/</a> (accessed on November 12, 2022).</p><p>[4] <b>Bill Kortum 1927-2014</b>. <i>Sonoma County Conservation Action</i>. Website: <a href="https://www.conservationaction.org/bill-kortum/">https://www.conservationaction.org/bill-kortum/</a> (accessed on November 12, 2022).</p><p>[5] E. Breck Parkman: <b>Mammoth Rocks</b>. <i>California Department of Parks and Recreation</i>. Website: <a href="https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=23566">https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=23566</a> (accessed on November 12, 2022).</p><p>[6] Patty Ginochio: <b>Fragile Beauty - Sunset Rocks | Mammoth Rub on Kortum Trail at Goat Rock State Beach</b>. <i>Sonoma County Gazette</i>, August 3, <b>2019</b>. Website: <a href="https://www.sonomacountygazette.com/sonoma-county-news/fragile-beauty-sunset-rocks-mammoth-rub-on-kortum-trail-at-goat-rock-st/">https://www.sonomacountygazette.com/sonoma-county-news/fragile-beauty-sunset-rocks-mammoth-rub-on-kortum-trail-at-goat-rock-st/</a> (accessed on November 13, 2022).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Axel D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06438831836545774008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874403438791096377.post-71671433170370055242022-10-02T18:21:00.016-07:002022-10-02T19:25:59.008-07:00Ghost mill exploration: walking between big-mill walls and rubble<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMIvOeSMXGW5N4Z3wAmWoJ-rQvclS3vV2lqY85pnXbj55FGv4XwPQkYfcn-JVW5g038nu5iObcd7BqHy-c6iDbYiSft3p-kCJ6OfRg87OqycALX3nWgUnNVLeRjCoeAgi6vZmbMZVnLI_eGExQv2YXFobXWY1QcPUVELnyFZyqhwW6zXMz1ZoJw/s2400/Mangum02.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMIvOeSMXGW5N4Z3wAmWoJ-rQvclS3vV2lqY85pnXbj55FGv4XwPQkYfcn-JVW5g038nu5iObcd7BqHy-c6iDbYiSft3p-kCJ6OfRg87OqycALX3nWgUnNVLeRjCoeAgi6vZmbMZVnLI_eGExQv2YXFobXWY1QcPUVELnyFZyqhwW6zXMz1ZoJw/w400-h300/Mangum02.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Trapezoidal-prism-shaped foundation of the Mangum Mill today (September 2022)</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>The <b>ghost town of Aurora</b> in <b>Nevada </b>has its <b>ghost mill</b>: the <b>Mangum Mill</b>. The discovery of gold- and silver-rich ore in the second half of the 19th century triggered the foundation of mining towns north of Mono Lake—including <b>Aurora </b>[1-5]. Founded in 1860, one year after <b>Bodie</b> was established, the Aurora Mine Area (elevation around 7,500 feet) had a very short boom time; if any at all. Nevertheless, the mines were kept alive for some decades (see the Aurora Cemetery board section “Boomtown, Then Dust” [1]):</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><blockquote><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">In the early twentieth century, the
Aurora Consolidated Mines Company acquired property north of the old
town and erected the big mill known as the Mangum Mill. While the
company's activities brought some life back to Aurora, it was not a
long-lived proposition, closing operations in 1918.</span></b></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">Today there is only rubble left, due to
the fact that many buildings were disassembled and the bricks used to
make them sold or stolen. Today, the US Forest Service manages a
portion of the site.</span></b></p></blockquote><p> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1i0-aomKoykR6VOXs2h_9lK5TKGqc5tSIHyCllCHdp5_nvZjePgGpYq45fnRj7CSr02Pru06fqLuCKnc7ogeFa4PVqztzOGPrJTYdFNsiWFMw18A9uB3uqQ8UVKP_kGxCYAmLaXe4XLyNt93S9JBnDAEOjUnzD0moI5uYUoeFfaGw4zbMI82dsw/s2400/Mangum05.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1i0-aomKoykR6VOXs2h_9lK5TKGqc5tSIHyCllCHdp5_nvZjePgGpYq45fnRj7CSr02Pru06fqLuCKnc7ogeFa4PVqztzOGPrJTYdFNsiWFMw18A9uB3uqQ8UVKP_kGxCYAmLaXe4XLyNt93S9JBnDAEOjUnzD0moI5uYUoeFfaGw4zbMI82dsw/s320/Mangum05.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Not stolen: concrete-anchored metal</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The 500-ton mill is named for <b>W. Lester Mangum</b>, who, with <b>Jesse Knight</b> and three others, established the <b>Aurora Consolidated Mines Company</b> in 1912. Construction of the mill was completed in 1914 [2]. Although the company kept <i><b>Aurora</b></i> in its name, Aurora was not considered fit as the mining hometown. In the shadow of the mill, the company <b>town of Mangum</b> was established, because Jesse Knight, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was displeased with the “sinful life” happening in Aurora. </p><p>The <b><i>Nevada Expeditions</i></b> website describes the short time of the mills operation and its final fate [2]:</p><p></p><blockquote><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">For the next few years and into World War I, the Aurora Consolidated Co. worked old mines and tailings, processing over 633,000 tons of ore and producing over $1.8 million. By 1918, a shortage of labor due to the war coupled with rising operation costs led to the mill's closure. It was soon dismantled, and both equipment and buildings were relocated to Goldfield and Mangum quickly became but a memory. Large foundations of the Aurora Consolidated Mill remain, but the site of Mangum has since been covered by modern day mining operations. </span></b> </blockquote><p></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFchnjFHzxNAMwaQsBlGU48wFIUlmVBgXSAyNIz4aPRhCNJYKOoiMhur6C4er_W_el-qVeyScQjeN_GsyxPnLuLWkXDquikOHQ67pSfXYJirmE6-lhVf8lxWkJUGPnunno2VSXfvb4a0p4zc5oUAWFhPCuOOliIbk2pO-jN3nuIhLh9oX409DFcA/s2400/Mangum04.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFchnjFHzxNAMwaQsBlGU48wFIUlmVBgXSAyNIz4aPRhCNJYKOoiMhur6C4er_W_el-qVeyScQjeN_GsyxPnLuLWkXDquikOHQ67pSfXYJirmE6-lhVf8lxWkJUGPnunno2VSXfvb4a0p4zc5oUAWFhPCuOOliIbk2pO-jN3nuIhLh9oX409DFcA/w400-h300/Mangum04.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;"><b>Stay out of trouble</b>—<b>avoid the rubble!</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Today, you can still walk between the remaining walls and rubble of the Mangum Mill. Its <b>terraced foundation</b> can be seen from the air [5]. It seems relatively safe to use the walk ways between the walls that occur on different terrace levels. All around, fallen rocks, wheels, beams and sharp or rusty metal pieces make for <b>trip hazards</b>. An occasional high-altitude rattlesnake may hang out in a rubble shelter during the hot summer months, although it is said they are seldom found much about 7,000 feet or higher. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Obt6tr4NjoGosU6XKnAcyaxGNUd-rt9MqK2iAXwLz81Gr4rY--RCI0_wCqMl1Hj7ssMH5h0o9iQlQ_MroFu9WMrJMM2PrSUu_q3fGqXXs1St7GGKOCfD0lFpIN1ekp5RkyXAX9h1s4KjRFeSQ8Tchj0892d0YEZJj7_i530xAxEPoeahnjJ_aQ/s2400/Mangum03.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Obt6tr4NjoGosU6XKnAcyaxGNUd-rt9MqK2iAXwLz81Gr4rY--RCI0_wCqMl1Hj7ssMH5h0o9iQlQ_MroFu9WMrJMM2PrSUu_q3fGqXXs1St7GGKOCfD0lFpIN1ekp5RkyXAX9h1s4KjRFeSQ8Tchj0892d0YEZJj7_i530xAxEPoeahnjJ_aQ/w400-h300/Mangum03.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Today's Aurora landscape: Mill walls in front, high walls in the back</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">References and more to explore</h3><p>[1] <b>Aurora, Nevada. Ghost City of the Dawn</b>. Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Board at the Aurora Cemetery site, Bridgeport Road, Nevada. </p><p>[2] <b>Mangum, Mineral County</b>. <i>Nevada Expeditions</i>, 2013-2022. Website: <a href="https://www.nvexpeditions.com/mineral/mangum.php">https://www.nvexpeditions.com/mineral/mangum.php</a>.</p><p>[3] <b>Aurora, Nevada</b>. <i>Western Mining History</i>. Website: <a href="https://westernmininghistory.com/towns/nevada/aurora/">https://westernmininghistory.com/towns/nevada/aurora/</a>.</p><p>[4] <b>Aurora</b>. <i>Atlas Obscura</i>. Website: <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/aurora-nevada">https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/aurora-nevada</a>.</p><p>[5] <b>Drone footage of the Ghost Town of Mangum, Mineral County, Nevada</b>. YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41EhnRRMRm0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41EhnRRMRm0</a>.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9YXluXEyq5ULxHkjBrQ4gFzmF1DEobVGgrt9VnfoAQppg5QINWUVXai447S_XdNJ7U8dC2dl3EXOk35OMDGxMAHHzofkOufk0PsVKsGXKLcGUzwes5qz9vT_pZwU-aqyv5_xdhD71qea-d88wdUdqm1XOCSwHwWK2uDms5Q0AYs2mnHwjouPQA/s2400/Mangum01.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9YXluXEyq5ULxHkjBrQ4gFzmF1DEobVGgrt9VnfoAQppg5QINWUVXai447S_XdNJ7U8dC2dl3EXOk35OMDGxMAHHzofkOufk0PsVKsGXKLcGUzwes5qz9vT_pZwU-aqyv5_xdhD71qea-d88wdUdqm1XOCSwHwWK2uDms5Q0AYs2mnHwjouPQA/w400-h300/Mangum01.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Inspiring Mangum Mill memories: beams below clouds</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Axel D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06438831836545774008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874403438791096377.post-41044196696301565712022-09-28T19:49:00.011-07:002022-09-28T20:25:17.158-07:00Carson Range recreation: from Spooner Lake to Marlette Peak, northwestern Nevada<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyRqXUypv9jHBVq77ATcZmgkXA9IntYhwXPe1wsuKb7wz8QiBGv3FMvuuL_9hF10pJsGG-_z0vChBlZQF0PxX4gtT3obhmsXaLNDnj1CVubfpVv0_5APmpZKhXIJrpVp3kEgwu4BWRpxJPOUi9WSonBbU3YA65_HOWcNjok68B9soMKy40ANajrQ/s2400/Rocky_Point_Marlette_Lake_Peak.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyRqXUypv9jHBVq77ATcZmgkXA9IntYhwXPe1wsuKb7wz8QiBGv3FMvuuL_9hF10pJsGG-_z0vChBlZQF0PxX4gtT3obhmsXaLNDnj1CVubfpVv0_5APmpZKhXIJrpVp3kEgwu4BWRpxJPOUi9WSonBbU3YA65_HOWcNjok68B9soMKy40ANajrQ/w400-h300/Rocky_Point_Marlette_Lake_Peak.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Marlette Lake with</span></b> </span><a href="https://www.axeleratio.com/pic/mtn/marlette/marlette_peak.htm" style="text-align: left;"><b>Marlette Peak</b></a></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="color: #274e13;"><b>above</b></span><span> <a href="https://www.axeleratio.com/pic/site/cabin/rocky_point_cabin.htm"><b>Rocky Point</b></a></span></span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The 6.5+-mile-long route (one way) from <b><span style="color: #073763;">Spooner Lake</span></b> to <a href="https://www.axeleratio.com/pic/mtn/marlette/marlette_peak.htm"><b>Marlette Peak</b></a> (elev. 8780 ft) leads mostly through mixed forest—with the exception of the open-slope grandeur around the west and south side of the conic peak. Instead of starting at Spooner Lake, hikers and mountain bicyclists also like to travel the alternative route to Marlette Peak from <b>Spooner Summit</b> along the <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Tahoe Rim Trail</span></b>.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwKPQGoIbnjUmskLXPXukvek1R0hUeDQjG2Lgt1Y8-2VUoQe_K_uHJdD61p1JcQVGhj-dSn8vqRTIlNP0bP4KLg5T5QIiUuINF84RUi5vp4CdXHyt30V2FecFvPLZDvWu7eaCN5GsQ9S_LHBqaUh3gIOHqK4cI8Oziy2dDNQR0JfmXS3lp6AMeg/s2400/Spencers_Cabin.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwKPQGoIbnjUmskLXPXukvek1R0hUeDQjG2Lgt1Y8-2VUoQe_K_uHJdD61p1JcQVGhj-dSn8vqRTIlNP0bP4KLg5T5QIiUuINF84RUi5vp4CdXHyt30V2FecFvPLZDvWu7eaCN5GsQ9S_LHBqaUh3gIOHqK4cI8Oziy2dDNQR0JfmXS3lp6AMeg/w320-h240/Spencers_Cabin.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.axeleratio.com/pic/site/cabin/spencers_cabin.htm"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Spencer's Cabin</span></b></a></td></tr></tbody></table>Here, I am following the route starting at the trailhead in the <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Spooner Lake Management Area</span></b>. A short walk from the parking lot west of Spooner Lake's dam takes you to rustic <a href="https://www.axeleratio.com/pic/site/cabin/spencers_cabin.htm" style="text-align: center;"><b>Spencer's Cabin</b></a>. Following the wide path used by hikers and bicyclists, you soon will arrive at the kiosk with the <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Marlette Lake Trail</span></b> sign. The 3.75-mile-long trail to the southern tip of Marlette Lake is a single-track, hiking-only trail; while the wide path—<b><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCOFxDuZnBW4L0kRSgFv_wuWtRz9fKfR-Etjyp0ZSNZ4_3zk6EnGCyGxco20rVrC2qEvQNacmpRoY0SA-maH5YlaCQAuYShbrAzd3d6FDBMfnUo4kOANeyGM-8aozvWq-hTDOB8F0H1b021PHXypJ338ZsgJvxYeUibjseGHOKciuyEssvxuL8A/s2400/Marlette_Lake_Trail_post.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCOFxDuZnBW4L0kRSgFv_wuWtRz9fKfR-Etjyp0ZSNZ4_3zk6EnGCyGxco20rVrC2qEvQNacmpRoY0SA-maH5YlaCQAuYShbrAzd3d6FDBMfnUo4kOANeyGM-8aozvWq-hTDOB8F0H1b021PHXypJ338ZsgJvxYeUibjseGHOKciuyEssvxuL8A/w200-h150/Marlette_Lake_Trail_post.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Marlette Lake Trail sign</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table>North Canyon Road</b>—also leads to the lake and is open for <b>mountain biking</b>.<p></p><p>About half-way along Marlette Lake Trail, you will pass the <b><a href="https://www.axeleratio.com/pic/site/cabin/woodcutters_cabin.htm">Woodcutter's Cabin</a></b> site. Continue the steady climb until you get to a saddle separating North Canyon from the lake basin, then descend for a half a mile to the trout hatchery at <b><span style="color: #0c343d;">Marlette Lake</span></b>. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPTmQs3kbVJLwSveNnA7UCQYfzSHYNPQKN-NVEwMb-sjpCgD5tpWWgoolodUT_wBgyw_A-cUWuaMlVFBGPWN_Yi49sdmwUk2LtQpuwhRomQ1zUIXshiOljIzY3ZYxieXHUKD-g3upkJIN7Y8EkVnTNs_8_fUepKy66W-ESdov4jPNIC67B1w-a9w/s2400/Rocky_Point_Marlette_Lake.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPTmQs3kbVJLwSveNnA7UCQYfzSHYNPQKN-NVEwMb-sjpCgD5tpWWgoolodUT_wBgyw_A-cUWuaMlVFBGPWN_Yi49sdmwUk2LtQpuwhRomQ1zUIXshiOljIzY3ZYxieXHUKD-g3upkJIN7Y8EkVnTNs_8_fUepKy66W-ESdov4jPNIC67B1w-a9w/w400-h300/Rocky_Point_Marlette_Lake.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.axeleratio.com/pic/site/cabin/rocky_point_cabin.htm"><b>Rocky Point</b></a></span> <b><span style="color: #274e13;">with a stretch of Marlette Lake's shoreline</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>From the hatchery, it takes 0.3 miles along the northeast side of the lake to a road junction, from which you can access<span> <a href="https://www.axeleratio.com/pic/site/cabin/rocky_point_cabin.htm"><b>Rocky Point</b></a></span>, return to Spooner Lake on North Canyon Road, or begin your climb to the <b>Marlette Overlook</b> and to the point where the road intersects with the <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Tahoe Rim Trail</span></b> (<b><span style="color: #783f04;">TRT</span></b>). </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkIxUwiekpKe2-AG3YupKvUvYvcbztq_R8x9wdZgURvTVybRNuxbrEFzFanTgJA2ULGtL7jYokWDJv2jQwKbpL9iflqD9BjHe0n1sYN--bHOdddJi-AmaDWFEfsN9vWTV0R_SxO5hVQA-UaRnQhQkiknvdKzcxKyCZnHZoroUpwIsoiNUnCzr4w/s2400/Lake_to-Peak.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkIxUwiekpKe2-AG3YupKvUvYvcbztq_R8x9wdZgURvTVybRNuxbrEFzFanTgJA2ULGtL7jYokWDJv2jQwKbpL9iflqD9BjHe0n1sYN--bHOdddJi-AmaDWFEfsN9vWTV0R_SxO5hVQA-UaRnQhQkiknvdKzcxKyCZnHZoroUpwIsoiNUnCzr4w/w400-h300/Lake_to-Peak.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">On the way between </span></b><a href="https://www.axeleratio.com/pic/site/cabin/rocky_point_cabin.htm" style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><b>Rocky Point</b></a> <b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">and Marlette Overlook</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukBt1MMT0TJw9TLHximzl_1Kry0wcDdz-IUO4IlN7nEQsJqbUjHZIglZroUB80RKLs7-5HiwWd_FKPhakKTJ-bnPYe678qzsOnby42kt-q2as3lwYamSxWVw3cMR6Gp2KPHhZrKun8EE1wudNPOcyoxAan5hm3m1SCwsqbkIivuNj5RVGiY6fOQ/s1800/TRT_post_SouthMarlettePeakLoop.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1800" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukBt1MMT0TJw9TLHximzl_1Kry0wcDdz-IUO4IlN7nEQsJqbUjHZIglZroUB80RKLs7-5HiwWd_FKPhakKTJ-bnPYe678qzsOnby42kt-q2as3lwYamSxWVw3cMR6Gp2KPHhZrKun8EE1wudNPOcyoxAan5hm3m1SCwsqbkIivuNj5RVGiY6fOQ/w200-h150/TRT_post_SouthMarlettePeakLoop.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Turn left on the TRT to the <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Marlette Peak Campground</span></b> (Marlette PK CG). If you continue northbound on the TRT, halfway around Marlette Peak, you will get to a junction, where a post directs you to the <b><span style="color: #783f04;">South Marlette PK Loop</span></b> and back to Marlette PK CG. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQ4cNDbtF7gMqjVyQLOIk7-vocZANV9gBdU0sGqqJ2K26vFYHyS6IT8qIhbwTJw1PNbFi7m_9UUlR9f0Fl-PesNQ_IxtH3NZlocuEuS-WGTh4CE2CbLU-I55J1WwoBJN3jiD0clZNzcvFOIBldaMPDkNLHQD1WefSOrc1W9pQjl9NBCwdWPPrBw/s2400/South_Marlette_Peak_loop.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQ4cNDbtF7gMqjVyQLOIk7-vocZANV9gBdU0sGqqJ2K26vFYHyS6IT8qIhbwTJw1PNbFi7m_9UUlR9f0Fl-PesNQ_IxtH3NZlocuEuS-WGTh4CE2CbLU-I55J1WwoBJN3jiD0clZNzcvFOIBldaMPDkNLHQD1WefSOrc1W9pQjl9NBCwdWPPrBw/w400-h300/South_Marlette_Peak_loop.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">South Marlette Peak Loop Trail</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The South Marlette Peak Loop Trail is where you want to rest and celebrate the magnificent view of Marlette Lake, Snow Valley Peak, Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Crest in California. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlJQKKJo4klh0FDDDm9GbufXD09n0iecg4pEEZY9Kv8HjU5xrpD4CtVwJaZm11yEru5MZzLcHZ-SFuzYzRfmaON3Dvt8Y3cwF1F5jfIyERYzEFvywI9ctQ1IqZp0i7t4WVOy9MrWbx7faIbffH8ExBEVM6WU-W6Ba8hLu6gHA3jztXwo9tNdqEQ/s2400/Marlette_Lake.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlJQKKJo4klh0FDDDm9GbufXD09n0iecg4pEEZY9Kv8HjU5xrpD4CtVwJaZm11yEru5MZzLcHZ-SFuzYzRfmaON3Dvt8Y3cwF1F5jfIyERYzEFvywI9ctQ1IqZp0i7t4WVOy9MrWbx7faIbffH8ExBEVM6WU-W6Ba8hLu6gHA3jztXwo9tNdqEQ/w400-h300/Marlette_Lake.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Marlette Lake with Lake Tahoe further back</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Axel D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06438831836545774008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874403438791096377.post-50980264164038690882022-06-25T14:14:00.018-07:002022-06-25T18:58:49.506-07:00Lincoln Bypass Trail, Carson City, Nevada<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBi4CGLqlladSwlWHU18s31jg2g_EdpjwsFM0o8Ie6qrwpVvP3sYiypx_gu479P5vGcPA5e5cJ_xrWL_pgeMNHrw21WNj3_Ge8WlxjDS0aNI1moJcxQLFUn7-sHI7PunIFBzMk_-iNJV2iw3V-PQG5CBZwY7bDv-uCAvTU1zkpjyEFeiB6zvsBYA/s2400/LincBypTr_mtbiker.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBi4CGLqlladSwlWHU18s31jg2g_EdpjwsFM0o8Ie6qrwpVvP3sYiypx_gu479P5vGcPA5e5cJ_xrWL_pgeMNHrw21WNj3_Ge8WlxjDS0aNI1moJcxQLFUn7-sHI7PunIFBzMk_-iNJV2iw3V-PQG5CBZwY7bDv-uCAvTU1zkpjyEFeiB6zvsBYA/s320/LincBypTr_mtbiker.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Lincoln Bypass Trail near Carson City</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5RPJiSvPr-9Q9BdSbog7oyfE8eCQxRHRwyWpQ9yM1AFNBmTo75elc91yfYqgXoy7MQJWfZZpq5OO7Vg-yS_OYVE9dCTP-6K2U89IUpVCbmb0hLGzZqob1oLocYEtWBsDOeEG-_UyO0kUyW_nSbY4Ecz4H3tuvy6oNY4MW7UeKynWCIG3dCrgqmA/s1800/LincBypTr_sign.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1800" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5RPJiSvPr-9Q9BdSbog7oyfE8eCQxRHRwyWpQ9yM1AFNBmTo75elc91yfYqgXoy7MQJWfZZpq5OO7Vg-yS_OYVE9dCTP-6K2U89IUpVCbmb0hLGzZqob1oLocYEtWBsDOeEG-_UyO0kUyW_nSbY4Ecz4H3tuvy6oNY4MW7UeKynWCIG3dCrgqmA/w200-h150/LincBypTr_sign.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Longview/Kingsview Way post</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Lincoln Bypass Trail</span></b> connects <b>Carson City</b> with the trail system of the <b><a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2017/04/kings-canyon-falls-upper-waterfall-loop.html">Kings Canyon waterfall area</a></b> in the <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest</span></b>. This 4.4-mile-long hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding trail starts at the intersection of Kings Canyon Road and Longview Way in West Carson City and ends at the south trailhead of the <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Ash Canyon to Kings Canyon Trail</span></b>. Today's Kings Canyon Road section between the Kings Canyon Rd/Longview Way trailhead and the Ash-to-Kings trailhead, which you are bypassing by using the accordingly named single-track trail, was part of the original <b>1913 Lincoln Highway</b>.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5q5bmdfCNf-XSGdliSFQXYxyaH4ctvQGGydHvRCGEuUHtvPM-WQVAvep5N7G9d6TA-yElfa7A0XEBkk4FjJDS1eE0go8NAyCu_dJYZPLKENcyaxBAHXmAzZqYnWvsRAaZLHxlEiV0CJu5kNErcysWXM3Uia4HnQ0JVU366EZ-biPaEyIIxMDFQ/s2400/LincBypTr_meadow.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5q5bmdfCNf-XSGdliSFQXYxyaH4ctvQGGydHvRCGEuUHtvPM-WQVAvep5N7G9d6TA-yElfa7A0XEBkk4FjJDS1eE0go8NAyCu_dJYZPLKENcyaxBAHXmAzZqYnWvsRAaZLHxlEiV0CJu5kNErcysWXM3Uia4HnQ0JVU366EZ-biPaEyIIxMDFQ/s320/LincBypTr_meadow.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Green band alongside the downhill path of water into Kings Canyon Creek</span></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Lincoln Bypass Trail—completed in October by <i>Sierra Trail Works</i> & <i>Muscle Powered</i>—is much more than a bypass trail: it's a great addition to the Kings Canyon/Ash Canyon trail system. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLzugVypnmfyr82MiJRJ4YLHyAb6XRN5AItMA0MTKbbDejlI3U4gl0SU3f1F4ksYyoIP6VJZuxHalS9G7GEBuEXw541noAdogGh2WtNniMdREKInKKOzbfcASZkpwFz8-U_dAbeDCP4Yw7UCpRg0TtEkuWdird78Oqza5uDXCyHoE789gJJHIhQ/s2400/LincBypTr_prickly_poppy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLzugVypnmfyr82MiJRJ4YLHyAb6XRN5AItMA0MTKbbDejlI3U4gl0SU3f1F4ksYyoIP6VJZuxHalS9G7GEBuEXw541noAdogGh2WtNniMdREKInKKOzbfcASZkpwFz8-U_dAbeDCP4Yw7UCpRg0TtEkuWdird78Oqza5uDXCyHoE789gJJHIhQ/s320/LincBypTr_prickly_poppy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Prickly poppy</span></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjosny0e4yJ1b5Xwlc3ZugzOfGFTghpDqOmbBAaXIKzzbl9RxlOADcOeCMGe1uR4Cvc2xyq5Yq8MLMRHyEhDjclsn-wXDq94LbBQKO_Kv1wewMFwJk7aIjtQhFKzO1d3Dc8F_BuM3N3opmxO8wBI8h39bA4mugilC7EllJbxB0dsTmkdM2tO7-0JQ/s2100/LincBypTr_mariposa_lily.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1949" data-original-width="2100" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjosny0e4yJ1b5Xwlc3ZugzOfGFTghpDqOmbBAaXIKzzbl9RxlOADcOeCMGe1uR4Cvc2xyq5Yq8MLMRHyEhDjclsn-wXDq94LbBQKO_Kv1wewMFwJk7aIjtQhFKzO1d3Dc8F_BuM3N3opmxO8wBI8h39bA4mugilC7EllJbxB0dsTmkdM2tO7-0JQ/w200-h186/LincBypTr_mariposa_lily.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Mariposa lily</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The <i>bypass</i> trail is a scenic trail by itself. In late spring, Sierra/Great Basin wildflowers such as <b><span style="color: #274e13;">prickly poppies</span></b> and <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Mariposa lilies</span></b> are blooming alongside the path. Winding up through a short canyon at the edge of a Carson City neighborhood, the mellow-graded trail traverses a sagebrush plateau with amazing views of forested <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Carson Range</span></b> slopes and continues through shrub, including snowbrush and wild rose shrub, before entering open pine forest, crossing Kings Canyon Creek and concluding its path at a stand of cedar trees. See the signpost below with directions for continuing on the <b><a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2017/04/kings-canyon-falls-upper-waterfall-loop.html">Upper Waterfall Loop</a></b> trail. The trail map at the kiosk on the other side of Kings Canyon Road shows the waterfall loop trail; but not the Lincoln Bypass Trail (as of June 2022).</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNqO2mUwZnjF7ac5rGQh52sEzLtsu_Q-al0tfBiyK_XGCzEKM1iNOKyHQ3O4WxMnW-6iDhwwbAKWxUXp2VAvacniPHalldlKsXYhmNbwBYRwdvy5ofLO0Epxef2XDL3yS-Igv0m7zVIIBrumfu7_E714UY_wGa5kJ4AA5_qAm7cpeshrKOQxeUlA/s2400/LincBypTr_cedars.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNqO2mUwZnjF7ac5rGQh52sEzLtsu_Q-al0tfBiyK_XGCzEKM1iNOKyHQ3O4WxMnW-6iDhwwbAKWxUXp2VAvacniPHalldlKsXYhmNbwBYRwdvy5ofLO0Epxef2XDL3yS-Igv0m7zVIIBrumfu7_E714UY_wGa5kJ4AA5_qAm7cpeshrKOQxeUlA/w240-h320/LincBypTr_cedars.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Stand of cedars where the bypass trail continues to the</span></b> <b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2017/04/kings-canyon-falls-upper-waterfall-loop.html">Upper Waterfall</a></b></span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BOsXD6MB9QntB9nM78Zer9MmoWL2wO_R-Q4nxykNchoS7gPTXYVPXVl9nyw9ITU7Ay8RX20LPRT-BvK_Nn2sIZQ8rbjVFvEwd_icdZtcIlunWXbJZZFMtHeki-GQK262SVy2CBAxpNbAGoyXH0pAoOXJvUKDwP-ECz114hE8na8ygWZP_Oykaw/s2904/LincBypTr_post.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2904" data-original-width="1034" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BOsXD6MB9QntB9nM78Zer9MmoWL2wO_R-Q4nxykNchoS7gPTXYVPXVl9nyw9ITU7Ay8RX20LPRT-BvK_Nn2sIZQ8rbjVFvEwd_icdZtcIlunWXbJZZFMtHeki-GQK262SVy2CBAxpNbAGoyXH0pAoOXJvUKDwP-ECz114hE8na8ygWZP_Oykaw/s320/LincBypTr_post.jpg" width="114" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting there</h3><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px;">From the </span><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Nevada State Capitol Building</b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px;"> in downtown </span><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Carson City</b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px;">, take </span><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">West King Street</b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px;"> and go west. </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px;">West King Street continues as </span><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Kings Canyon Road</b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px;">. Find parking w</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px;">here <b>Longview Way</b> and <b>Kingsview Way</b> meet Kings Canyon Road. The trailhead is on the left side west of Kingsview Way. </span></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">Refe</span>rences and more to explore</h3><p><b>[] Lincoln Bypass /mountain bike trail</b>. <i>Trailforks</i>. URL: <a href="https://www.trailforks.com/trails/lincoln-bypass/">https://www.trailforks.com/trails/lincoln-bypass/</a>.</p><p><b>[] </b>Staff Report (Gregg Berggren, Trails Coordinator): <b>Capital to Tahoe/Lincoln Bypass Trail</b>. URL: <a href="https://www.carson.org/home/showpublisheddocument/77624/637696192196230000">https://www.carson.org/home/showpublisheddocument/77624/637696192196230000</a>.</p><p><b>[]</b><b> Lincoln Highway Era (1913-1928)</b>. URL: https://4thprater.onlinenevada.org/era/lincoln-highway-era.</p><p><b>[] </b><b>The Lincoln Highway in Nevada</b>. <i>Nevada Magazine, </i>March-April 2013. URL: <a href="https://nevadamagazine.com/issue/march-april-2013/539/">https://nevadamagazine.com/issue/march-april-2013/539/</a>.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1D-QGcuCgWLggezugvpON8vwWHw2oa2Ck7iGvrUGBm-jm3H8ae8GeGKqXX5TFFl31Gxm57uqJxoMbCISs7zWmTxu4BUF8R3aR7NtES5nhRrilUg2OEy-RoYVlhKwhoTTVSI4-Jpg5FHBIopLL3ttMqujgvAe9D5UhPOYTEN9m-SDku-1KQQqZlg/s1872/LincBypTr_switchback.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="1624" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1D-QGcuCgWLggezugvpON8vwWHw2oa2Ck7iGvrUGBm-jm3H8ae8GeGKqXX5TFFl31Gxm57uqJxoMbCISs7zWmTxu4BUF8R3aR7NtES5nhRrilUg2OEy-RoYVlhKwhoTTVSI4-Jpg5FHBIopLL3ttMqujgvAe9D5UhPOYTEN9m-SDku-1KQQqZlg/s320/LincBypTr_switchback.jpg" width="278" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Mountain bikers on track at a switchback of Lincoln Bypass Trail</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Axel D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06438831836545774008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874403438791096377.post-20046409538264186902022-05-28T18:20:00.012-07:002022-05-28T19:13:48.084-07:00Dead Truck Canyon Trail, Prison Hill, Nevada<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #7f6000;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOs2misKDoxLRZiVal28Lm8OHeJ7zUE_jX35oU6t5FouVBH0UoJ3fFKTJErDIzZsreQ6Cf65lJ57WPRMbEZ2ax9RnrMjaM4IZf5ODMrstivCV0ZJieeOJ8f_UFPxlLIhVZoBl1HO6ZD5mVpmDn4gz3r8ME1WjnlW0I8rF-g_Hu7mrE2a5wizjlGA/s2400/DTCTtruck.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOs2misKDoxLRZiVal28Lm8OHeJ7zUE_jX35oU6t5FouVBH0UoJ3fFKTJErDIzZsreQ6Cf65lJ57WPRMbEZ2ax9RnrMjaM4IZf5ODMrstivCV0ZJieeOJ8f_UFPxlLIhVZoBl1HO6ZD5mVpmDn4gz3r8ME1WjnlW0I8rF-g_Hu7mrE2a5wizjlGA/s320/DTCTtruck.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Hello again!</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LKrM3VtlwH4o0JDiLAypVmS6iLkXzM_mY6Bu5giRlOU-0FGiQIj2DpwuAWpvAFKmeycjWAnjJ-fwg5q04osTBisgTgfllikeUMZ7zJZKF9ezGuRH-tVRny8KQHZybKLrbh9urpsZIVxEjzjv3jfsfuZEqp9PZc0UigMb_85aBZ94faMPZxHvZA/s2480/DTCTmarker.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2480" data-original-width="950" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LKrM3VtlwH4o0JDiLAypVmS6iLkXzM_mY6Bu5giRlOU-0FGiQIj2DpwuAWpvAFKmeycjWAnjJ-fwg5q04osTBisgTgfllikeUMZ7zJZKF9ezGuRH-tVRny8KQHZybKLrbh9urpsZIVxEjzjv3jfsfuZEqp9PZc0UigMb_85aBZ94faMPZxHvZA/w77-h200/DTCTmarker.jpg" width="77" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #7f6000;"><b>Dead Truck Canyon Trail</b></span> connects the <b>Silver Saddle Ranch</b> east of <b>Carson City</b> with the upper trails in the <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Prison Hill Recreation Area</span></b>. The 1.7-mile-long trail ascends from the Carson River valley through an east-west canyon on the east side of the highest point at 5,724 ft (1,745 m) in the Prison Hill complex.</span><p></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc55fDVd6v-du5NW-Mh_tlh4NSyemj2TVKhVF8XMGoEFCDJ_PfeD_TB0AmE8QpBH7Vbv_lh_KcGO_865L32PWwHhkHCsECVRi1gAMr7ufRFosCrv8933VQMnqRFzbUZ2tp6j_Njc24eovD5awKC5wn_rIBxDsyAfFl3YF3tyXQ_OTd1phPeGKJBQ/s2400/DTCTrock.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc55fDVd6v-du5NW-Mh_tlh4NSyemj2TVKhVF8XMGoEFCDJ_PfeD_TB0AmE8QpBH7Vbv_lh_KcGO_865L32PWwHhkHCsECVRi1gAMr7ufRFosCrv8933VQMnqRFzbUZ2tp6j_Njc24eovD5awKC5wn_rIBxDsyAfFl3YF3tyXQ_OTd1phPeGKJBQ/s320/DTCTrock.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Dead Truck Canyon rock</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The <b>single-track</b> Dead Truck Canyon Trail is a hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding trail with 800 ft (244 m) of elevation gain. The sandy trail winds through sagebrush and gets rockier while you climb uphill with interesting rock formations on both sides of the canyon trail. About half-way you will find the eponymous truck—or what is left of it. How did it get there? Obviously, this is an exciting place to take a break and have some fun. Even your dog will appreciate the shade under the roof of this <i>stranded</i> car.</span> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrO906BTBX-dzLvwftnndqSdLrRpQKe14Gr2htn8zU71THaV4EiLI1Zyca1PYkYTHTL_VuINHogFLwMDNXcKphGT_Udf_n1nUMMlTlzNoDn9TK9AbH7Z3QttLZALB1oGj0kv5uyo_DJ8ku2T93xbv5-uzxHc4TB8tYO9qWPlv6iS-ucEOoWj-wiw/s2040/DTCTcoyote.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="962" data-original-width="2040" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrO906BTBX-dzLvwftnndqSdLrRpQKe14Gr2htn8zU71THaV4EiLI1Zyca1PYkYTHTL_VuINHogFLwMDNXcKphGT_Udf_n1nUMMlTlzNoDn9TK9AbH7Z3QttLZALB1oGj0kv5uyo_DJ8ku2T93xbv5-uzxHc4TB8tYO9qWPlv6iS-ucEOoWj-wiw/s320/DTCTcoyote.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;">A coyote curiously watching who is coming up the trail</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>Dead Truck Canyon Trail coincidences with part of the </span><b><span style="color: #783f04;">Escape From Prison Hill Trail</span></b><span>, along which a </span><b>half marathon</b><span> is now organized each year. This </span><b>race</b><span> </span><b>of 13.1 miles</b><span> includes and continues beyond the narrow canyon, rocky terrain, and steep hills you experience and pass on your way up on </span><i>Dead Truck</i></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhh6jRu4Zygqdz5vUAPQCKyz0bOJ8BwmCxceSKIB0sQMBaGwdGQL3xQZkKgJkAc_phlN0KiEgNxnhtSLTuw2BwsqN1OU2FJRKTq7dAcp_dSJi1jwtG0_Xh9XIAvxZNcr5BL_Q85Gvy18440_ZX73fB58g6pwsVdrQk1My6moKHz89bCvOqNI8vCg/s2400/DTCT_Escape_Route.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhh6jRu4Zygqdz5vUAPQCKyz0bOJ8BwmCxceSKIB0sQMBaGwdGQL3xQZkKgJkAc_phlN0KiEgNxnhtSLTuw2BwsqN1OU2FJRKTq7dAcp_dSJi1jwtG0_Xh9XIAvxZNcr5BL_Q85Gvy18440_ZX73fB58g6pwsVdrQk1My6moKHz89bCvOqNI8vCg/s320/DTCT_Escape_Route.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Marking the end of the first mile of the half marathon</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Getting there</span></h3><p>From the <b>5th Street Trailhead</b> at the <a href="http://www.axeleratio.com/pic/terrain/prison_hill/prison_hill_recreation_area.htm"><b>northern tip of the Prison Hill Recreation Area</b></a>, which is located next to the intersection of <b>E 5th St.</b> and <b>Carson River Rd.</b> in the eastern part of Carson City, continue on in south-east direction towards the Silver Saddle Ranch at 2648 Carson River Rd. Turn right at the ranch entrance sign. After about a quarter mile, where the one-way road bends right (east), there are a few parking lots for at-the-spot access of the <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Dead Truck Canyon Trail</span></b> and the <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Valley View Loop</span></b>. Alternatively, you may want to consider starting out from the main parking area next to the ranch buildings—less than a quarter mile away.</p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2rhQCY4nZTEo8UeuBq456BrqUhnh7oz944MHgsVUG6WOupC_eimHhiQRqtPLVpeW4feyc-_SjF6JNLe1fjOCvklSM8dvB8ff6SB5Fr4aEm9CeiftQvK1pBQFSdnyfcLNXzBhwmBm_287EKU0QWfQjUpszAwmUOFjxsNKKzO46xWaNGvuqBJ1Brg/s1912/DTCTmap.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1828" data-original-width="1912" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2rhQCY4nZTEo8UeuBq456BrqUhnh7oz944MHgsVUG6WOupC_eimHhiQRqtPLVpeW4feyc-_SjF6JNLe1fjOCvklSM8dvB8ff6SB5Fr4aEm9CeiftQvK1pBQFSdnyfcLNXzBhwmBm_287EKU0QWfQjUpszAwmUOFjxsNKKzO46xWaNGvuqBJ1Brg/s320/DTCTmap.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Dead Truck Canyon trail network</span></b> </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">PDF Map</span></h3><p><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Prison Hill Recreation Area and Silver Saddle Ranch:</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.beneficialdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Prison-Hill_reduced_2019-04-24.pdf">https://www.beneficialdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Prison-Hill_reduced_2019-04-24.pdf</a>.</span></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">More to explore</span></h3><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kyler Klix. <b>Prison Hill: Several trails with varying difficulty</b>. <i>Nevada Appeal</i>, April 10, 2021. URL: <a href="https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/2021/apr/10/prison-hill-several-trails-varying-difficulty/">https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/2021/apr/10/prison-hill-several-trails-varying-difficulty/</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Escape From Prison Hill Half Marathon, 10K & 5K</b>. <i>Halfmarathons.net</i>. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">URL: </span><a href="https://www.halfmarathons.net/nevada-escape-from-prison-hill-half-marathon-10k/" style="font-family: inherit;">https://www.halfmarathons.net/nevada-escape-from-prison-hill-half-marathon-10k/</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p>Axel D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06438831836545774008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874403438791096377.post-37829580329832299442021-11-21T15:00:00.013-08:002021-11-28T12:33:54.366-08:00A mid-November hike: Western Greenway Trail leading through wooded land and public-access parcels of Waltham, Lexington and Belmont in Massachusetts<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYZk4-wpEPNgWt_9RsY9FW-OoX7HinXyTxMaeZ8o35F84kb9yhI7HBFkIk-f_-CSRzE-Zab4P0pRzsKyMFT_rAhYA5_eJwmS2rHrSy3Gwn4yHwBQY63-9I4stDpdHnFUPZmlTTg0Knyw/s2048/Western_Greenway_Trail.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYZk4-wpEPNgWt_9RsY9FW-OoX7HinXyTxMaeZ8o35F84kb9yhI7HBFkIk-f_-CSRzE-Zab4P0pRzsKyMFT_rAhYA5_eJwmS2rHrSy3Gwn4yHwBQY63-9I4stDpdHnFUPZmlTTg0Knyw/w300-h400/Western_Greenway_Trail.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">Western Greenway Trail in the Chester Brook Corridor</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The <span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Western Greenway Trail </b></span>is a recreational, mostly single-track trail snaking through a green necklace with multiple access points at neighborhoods in Waltham, Lexington and Belmont, <b>Middlesex County</b>—northwest from downtown Boston. The roughly eight-mile-long trail offers mountain bikers, runners and hikers a variety of paths through forests and across bogland. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8kFsqR_WkHKmMMmHqSBgefT7dx3CFA-UuXjGEqed1w595CvF8glnybmBhDWhspcPRFy2DbGfy_m6a7n6T3rb7LQt5GWwK8lbpzpCxvW1pgXOX29VcucdTho5OXX9LKkUq6F_XLMJ6A/s1200/Western_Greenway_Trail_sign.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8kFsqR_WkHKmMMmHqSBgefT7dx3CFA-UuXjGEqed1w595CvF8glnybmBhDWhspcPRFy2DbGfy_m6a7n6T3rb7LQt5GWwK8lbpzpCxvW1pgXOX29VcucdTho5OXX9LKkUq6F_XLMJ6A/w200-h150/Western_Greenway_Trail_sign.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>The Greenway Trail is well marked. Expect boardwalks, bridges, roots and rocks along the way. Detailed maps, which show sections of the trail in reference to joining and intersecting paths, trailside points of interests and nearby neighborhoods, are available online. Here are the map links in the <b>Waltham-to-Belmont</b> sequence: <a href="https://walthamlandtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2016-11-12-GOS-Storer-Conservation-Trails-Rotated.pdf">Storer Conservation Trails</a>, <a href="https://walthamlandtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2016-08-19-GOS-Chesterbrook-Corridor-Rotated.pdf">Chester Brook Corridor</a>, <a href="https://walthamlandtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2016-08-19-GOS-Middlesex-County-Hospital.pdf">Middlesex County Hospital Lands</a>, <a href="https://walthamlandtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-29-GOS-Beaver-Brook-North-Reservation.pdf">Beaver Brook North Reservation</a>, <a href="https://www.massaudubon.org/content/download/19735/276592/file/WG_Rock-Meadow-Trail-Map.pdf">Rock Meadow</a>, and <a href="https://www.belmont-ma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6831/f/file/file/lone_tree_hill_trail_map.pdf">Lone Tree Hill Belmont Conservation Land</a>. <p></p><p> I went on a hike from Waltham to Belmont along the Greenway Trail on November 20, 2021, by starting at the <b>Waltham commuter rail station</b> and calling the hike done at the <b>Waverley station</b>. Both stations are on the <b>MBTA Fitchburg Line</b> and are served every two hours on week-end days with a train arriving from and going to <b>Boston's North Station</b>. </p><p>From the Waltham station, I walked north on Elm St, Church St and Lyman St to get to the <b>Meeting House Walkway</b> next to Beaver Street. Close to Forest Street, the Western Greenway Trail ascends on the left side off the Meeting House Walkway. After about ten minutes I arrived at the <b><a href="http://www.axeleratio.com/pic/site/stonehurst/country_house.htm">landmark Stonehurst country house</a></b>, a “must-see” historic landmark of the <b>Robert Treat Paine Estate</b>. According to an onsite panel, “<b><span style="color: #4c1130;">Stonehurst is an icon of American design created by architect Henry Hobson Richardson and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.</span></b>” The grandeur of this place—including the country house, an open, smoothly undulating hillside and a glacier rock with amazing views—attracts many visitors. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Rfpj3oe1_cE-fWg162kkANCVmVOFMVnsEL_ZMp5QqsNntjL-WFxrJTTN9Dc1GAmgITeZQb4EmZthCt0nZ5ZSAQ8Yu0bbkdMeA2HvYtyq5ra7zprlsqCDM5tY7CMoFHDz7qsAmxhf6Q/s2048/Stonehurst.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Rfpj3oe1_cE-fWg162kkANCVmVOFMVnsEL_ZMp5QqsNntjL-WFxrJTTN9Dc1GAmgITeZQb4EmZthCt0nZ5ZSAQ8Yu0bbkdMeA2HvYtyq5ra7zprlsqCDM5tY7CMoFHDz7qsAmxhf6Q/w400-h300/Stonehurst.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="http://www.axeleratio.com/pic/site/stonehurst/country_house.htm">Historic Stonehurst country house</a></b>, seen from Glacier Rock</span><br /></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Continuing north on the Greenway Trail, I came to another panel listing <b>native trees</b> found at the estate: <b>red maple</b>, <b>sugar maple</b>, <b>red oak</b>, <b>white oak</b>, <b>eastern white pine</b> and <b>Canadian hemlock</b>. From this point onward, most trail users were mountain bikers. What follows are selected snapshots along and off the Greenway Trail. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTBeAkNqOOnAIu-QGE0W3758x1IZKsn4Z5xjyycj78u-sfOZqhOvQ1-Xc-2iqNRv4iQDNal1mXWejN57K6GQSS5Cb6jhZkAjKCHoSd1MbkaoS2f8K7uOPJdPoqTP7IgJ1-9cV6XWe5w/s2048/Western_Greenway_Trail_bog.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTBeAkNqOOnAIu-QGE0W3758x1IZKsn4Z5xjyycj78u-sfOZqhOvQ1-Xc-2iqNRv4iQDNal1mXWejN57K6GQSS5Cb6jhZkAjKCHoSd1MbkaoS2f8K7uOPJdPoqTP7IgJ1-9cV6XWe5w/w400-h300/Western_Greenway_Trail_bog.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">A part of Lexington's West Meadow, a large </span></b>“<b><span style="color: #0c343d;">quaking bog,</span></b>”</span><b><span style="color: #0c343d;"><span style="font-size: small;"> seen from the boardwalk</span> </span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8iNTO_g3Tp9WL_itwfPPufVk0bL-VK1EcQfMLw4VsABUk56rUsuUFaYPFam64ZFiWAaNE4PjmP7gQdpa_Q6aCPuLqUycDVn4GdJZv5uBFXdCsPUWypRW039OeI4H6p7FULRgS8fzI8g/s2048/Western_Greenway_Trail_Beaver_Brook_bridge.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8iNTO_g3Tp9WL_itwfPPufVk0bL-VK1EcQfMLw4VsABUk56rUsuUFaYPFam64ZFiWAaNE4PjmP7gQdpa_Q6aCPuLqUycDVn4GdJZv5uBFXdCsPUWypRW039OeI4H6p7FULRgS8fzI8g/w400-h300/Western_Greenway_Trail_Beaver_Brook_bridge.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">Greenway trail bridge over Beaver Creek connecting Waltham (left side) with the Rock Meadow in Belmont</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xDQTrEY34IWGrD-X4GWroPGrT6-Ye_SJ4rxdqwzH_yAcWQJBYMSeSRgoxHgJPfBNv56aQbU6daL_s1u1vllv_kzoh1qaA316tSKZkw6HWV0ZKy9-OvsumG5vttvPmmNQiamM6VmK6A/s2048/Western_Greenway_Trail_Rock_Meadow.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xDQTrEY34IWGrD-X4GWroPGrT6-Ye_SJ4rxdqwzH_yAcWQJBYMSeSRgoxHgJPfBNv56aQbU6daL_s1u1vllv_kzoh1qaA316tSKZkw6HWV0ZKy9-OvsumG5vttvPmmNQiamM6VmK6A/w400-h300/Western_Greenway_Trail_Rock_Meadow.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">Rock Meadow near Beaver Brook</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6BT4DIiYPq3FrEgkl0TGTBjirW7O4C9qz_kyn45viRNSTUJeK8m15nIOk-HzXGcolFrYL4tcfXIaFZB1s2fPgucpX4yXLpnsoB_klkvuxC5l4RStnMq1yNGrmttC6E4PgwHBn99NDw/s2048/Western_Greenway_Trail_Pine_Allee.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6BT4DIiYPq3FrEgkl0TGTBjirW7O4C9qz_kyn45viRNSTUJeK8m15nIOk-HzXGcolFrYL4tcfXIaFZB1s2fPgucpX4yXLpnsoB_klkvuxC5l4RStnMq1yNGrmttC6E4PgwHBn99NDw/w300-h400/Western_Greenway_Trail_Pine_Allee.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">Pine Allee</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-hC0uFdT0Yg8ziUW1zPT5tfqiLdanwt4_4_3xXSd-kCCHXSEgOetaqK5cX26jAtcBpQl_AWr_rmWdM3sFucK7z1TshIITsvaOZKwAPqmfSLqsf4u-TenZHUj6gdyC1mbSBrxVjZVvhw/s2048/Western_Greenway_Trail_water_tower.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-hC0uFdT0Yg8ziUW1zPT5tfqiLdanwt4_4_3xXSd-kCCHXSEgOetaqK5cX26jAtcBpQl_AWr_rmWdM3sFucK7z1TshIITsvaOZKwAPqmfSLqsf4u-TenZHUj6gdyC1mbSBrxVjZVvhw/w300-h400/Western_Greenway_Trail_water_tower.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">Water tower between Pine Allee and McLean Woods</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Maps of the Waltham-Lexington-Belmont green necklace</h3><p>In the following, I have listed URLs for the trail section maps and included some keywords of what you can find in each map, i.e. what you may want to see while traveling the <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Western Greenway Trail</span></b> through the green necklace and exploring it sideways.</p><p> </p><h4 style="text-align: left;">“<b>Storer Conservation Land Trails</b>” <b>Map</b> </h4><p><b><span style="color: #783f04;">Western Greenway trailhead</span></b> at <b><span style="color: #783f04;">Meeting House Walkway</span></b> parallel to Beaver Street, <b>Stonehurst</b> (<b>Paine Estate</b>), <b>Chester Brook Woods</b>. URL: <a href="https://walthamlandtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2016-11-12-GOS-Storer-Conservation-Trails-Rotated.pdf">https://walthamlandtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2016-11-12-GOS-Storer-Conservation-Trails-Rotated.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><h4 style="text-align: left;">“Chester Brook Corridor” Map</h4><p>YMCA Land and <b>Shady's Pond</b> Conservation Area. URL: <a href="https://walthamlandtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2016-08-19-GOS-Chesterbrook-Corridor-Rotated.pdf">https://walthamlandtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2016-08-19-GOS-Chesterbrook-Corridor-Rotated.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><h4 style="text-align: left;"> “Middlesex County Hospital Lands” Map</h4><p>Falzone Park (Waltham) and Water Tower (Lexington). URL: <a href="https://walthamlandtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2016-08-19-GOS-Middlesex-County-Hospital.pdf">https://walthamlandtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2016-08-19-GOS-Middlesex-County-Hospital.pdf</a>. </p><p> </p><h4 style="text-align: left;"> “Beaver Brook North Reservation” Map</h4><p><b>Long boardwalk across bog</b> (with bog-watching benches) west of the “Avalon at Lexington Hills” complex and <b>Beaver Brook North Reservation</b>. URL: <a href="https://walthamlandtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-29-GOS-Beaver-Brook-North-Reservation.pdf">https://walthamlandtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-07-29-GOS-Beaver-Brook-North-Reservation.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><h4 style="text-align: left;"> “Rock Meadow” Map</h4><p>Wetland, Twin Oaks, bee hives. URL: <a href="https://www.massaudubon.org/content/download/19735/276592/file/WG_Rock-Meadow-Trail-Map.pdf">https://www.massaudubon.org/content/download/19735/276592/file/WG_Rock-Meadow-Trail-Map.pdf</a>.</p><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"> “Lone Tree Hill” Map</h4><p>Pitch Pine Woodland, <b>Pine Allee</b>, Red Maple Swamp, Water Tower, Eastern Woods, McLean Woods. Eastside trailhead (ten minutes away from Waverley train station): continue southwest on Pleasant St, turn left on Trapelo Road, which bridges the railroad tracks at the station. URL: <a href="https://www.belmont-ma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6831/f/file/file/lone_tree_hill_trail_map.pdf">https://www.belmont-ma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6831/f/file/file/lone_tree_hill_trail_map.pdf</a>.<br /></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">References and more to explore</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><b>The Western Greenway</b>. <i>Waltham Land Trust</i>. URL: <a href="https://walthamlandtrust.org/the-western-greenway/">https://walthamlandtrust.org/the-western-greenway/</a>. Further trail maps for the <b>Waltham area</b> are provided for download by the <b>Waltham Land Trust</b>: <a href="https://walthamlandtrust.org/trail-guides/">https://walthamlandtrust.org/trail-guides/</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Mountain Biking Western Greenway</b>. <i>Singletracks</i>. URL: <a href="https://www.singletracks.com/bike-trails/western-greenway/">https://www.singletracks.com/bike-trails/western-greenway/</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><p><br /></p></div><p><br /></p>Axel D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06438831836545774008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874403438791096377.post-44169508799455422072021-11-14T15:05:00.011-08:002021-11-16T03:57:15.140-08:00Cascade Trail in the Middlesex Fells Reservation<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdfq8DJTLR9D85NLyA064ISO-9WtojglPni-mAxh8FD3txid7FEZIdQXHqNebtq04niz0mtrhUXq0ZzJrc2WYK76ahaG-XScfxHa9mvDgel6pPbOJetmN5IwaMmgHRv2Y3t_1KDDwhQ/s2048/Fells_Cascade_Trail_3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdfq8DJTLR9D85NLyA064ISO-9WtojglPni-mAxh8FD3txid7FEZIdQXHqNebtq04niz0mtrhUXq0ZzJrc2WYK76ahaG-XScfxHa9mvDgel6pPbOJetmN5IwaMmgHRv2Y3t_1KDDwhQ/w400-h300/Fells_Cascade_Trail_3.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0c343d;"><b>One of the closest natural waterfalls to the city of Boston: Cascade Falls (seen on Nov. 14, 2021)</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKRcpuBDIuJb4sHKO7efosnWnQwxHw7KB8SqttTgWr5cz_aCJJEV7DDeivw6sb9GQxqdchQoHVrVlkzWGaOsLXbxT9fC0co8Wpt1LLF6IrloNbOykg9XNAAA3mOA2PQUvZpd71p1NBpQ/s1500/Fells_Cascade_Trail_2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKRcpuBDIuJb4sHKO7efosnWnQwxHw7KB8SqttTgWr5cz_aCJJEV7DDeivw6sb9GQxqdchQoHVrVlkzWGaOsLXbxT9fC0co8Wpt1LLF6IrloNbOykg9XNAAA3mOA2PQUvZpd71p1NBpQ/w150-h200/Fells_Cascade_Trail_2.jpg" width="150" /></a></div>The <span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Cascade Trail</b></span> is a short trail to a <b><a href="https://golatintos.blogspot.com/2018/06/what-is-horsetail-fall.html">horsetail-type waterfall</a></b> in the southeast corner of the <span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Middlesex Fells Reservation</b></span> north of Boston, Massachusetts. This trail shares its trailhead with the east-side trailhead of the <span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Cross Fells Trail</b></span> at the end of Goodyear Ave in <b>Melrose</b>, <b>Middlesex County</b>. The Cascade Trail gently winds among hillside oaks to the base of the falls.<p></p><p>The Cascade Trail marker is the upright yellow rectangle, which you will see fixed on trees. The hike from the trailhead to the cascade rocks (0.15 mile one-way) takes no longer than ten minutes. </p><p>The waterfall—called <span style="color: #073763;"><b>Cascade Falls</b></span> or simply <span style="color: #073763;"><b>Cascade</b></span>—is a combination of <span style="color: #073763;"><b>horsetails and plunges</b></span>. The water source is the <span style="color: #073763;"><b>Shilly Shally Brook</b></span> [1].</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting to the trailhead<br /></h3><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQvmeZAb_fb2dKwEQsRl-d6xcxVqBZJNulFOtVibzV6gv9Z8qlmJEQdFqHlTp-Kospp5FcJ0LZZdGOsdcxiU00A-grH-VRhBQy2n7zC_1vNr2P2h-a8R7faRTw9VzlmjYsFUPLJlbFw/s2048/Fells_Cascade_Trail_1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQvmeZAb_fb2dKwEQsRl-d6xcxVqBZJNulFOtVibzV6gv9Z8qlmJEQdFqHlTp-Kospp5FcJ0LZZdGOsdcxiU00A-grH-VRhBQy2n7zC_1vNr2P2h-a8R7faRTw9VzlmjYsFUPLJlbFw/w200-h150/Fells_Cascade_Trail_1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p>From Boston, take a train of the <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Orange Line</b></span> to <b>Oak Grove</b>, which is the last stop on its northbound route. Walk north on <b>Washington Street</b>. After less than half a mile—at the <b>Melrose Garden Triangle</b>—turn left on <b>Goodyear Ave</b> [2]. This short road ends where the Cross Fells Trail and the Cascade Trail begin. </p><p>See the <i><b>Friends of the Fells</b></i> map for the <b>Fells trail network</b> [3]: find the Shilly Shally Brook and the Cascade in the lower left section above the <i>Legend</i> table.<br /></p><p></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQe8NO3zdJNvSixjCnwZ82g_sAVLVwW-vLfzv8hkfn_xSV0w7t83qR2zb_qRWIW35H5rC4XxPPQkiXBQT1t1eflEXjtcMPf-MWFHvs_XkekNjwnSjzk4liUTTatr6OHjPRURFsnuOM3Q/s2048/Fells_Cascade_Trail_4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQe8NO3zdJNvSixjCnwZ82g_sAVLVwW-vLfzv8hkfn_xSV0w7t83qR2zb_qRWIW35H5rC4XxPPQkiXBQT1t1eflEXjtcMPf-MWFHvs_XkekNjwnSjzk4liUTTatr6OHjPRURFsnuOM3Q/w300-h400/Fells_Cascade_Trail_4.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0c343d;"><b> A <a href="https://golatintos.blogspot.com/2018/06/what-is-horsetail-fall.html">horsetail-type waterfall</a>: Cascade Falls with two bottom horsetails on the day I was visiting (Nov. 14, 2021 - after a rainy night)</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">References and more to explore</h3><p>[1] <b>The Cascade, Melrose, Massachusetts</b>. <i>New England Waterfalls</i>. URL: <a href="https://newenglandwaterfalls.com/ma-thecascade-melrose.html">https://newenglandwaterfalls.com/ma-thecascade-melrose.html</a>.</p><p>[2] <b>Best of Boston</b>. <b>The Cascade at Middlesex Fells Reservation</b>. <i>Boston Magazine</i>. URL: <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/best-of-boston-archive/2015/the-cascade-at-middlesex-fells-reservation/">https://www.bostonmagazine.com/best-of-boston-archive/2015/the-cascade-at-middlesex-fells-reservation/</a>.<br /></p><p>[3] <b>Middlesex Fells Reservation Map</b>: <a href="https://www.friendsofthefells.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Fells_Reservation_Map.pdf">https://www.friendsofthefells.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Fells_Reservation_Map.pdf</a>.</p><p><br /></p>Axel D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06438831836545774008noreply@blogger.com087C9GQ97+6F38.5180313 -72.236346511.091599196434409 -107.39259649999997 65.944463403565578 -37.080096500000025tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874403438791096377.post-31709495674252891292021-10-30T12:15:00.023-07:002021-11-19T03:20:15.684-08:00Rock & boulder hiking in the Lynn Woods Reservation: from Dungeon Rock to Balanced Boulder<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-AeB6RObzKXr-zhpQVqcIpAO61xoDAgp4LqA45t_ymmTANhhLD1Zyr83jAn5DnlntyxzScan1OfuchDuFKOl4GKvhOwvH44Vdsb6thPZWjDjiXaQr4IV0j7mOtx65JctapMryYvQBQ/s2048/LynnWoods_Boulder_Path_pond.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-AeB6RObzKXr-zhpQVqcIpAO61xoDAgp4LqA45t_ymmTANhhLD1Zyr83jAn5DnlntyxzScan1OfuchDuFKOl4GKvhOwvH44Vdsb6thPZWjDjiXaQr4IV0j7mOtx65JctapMryYvQBQ/w400-h300/LynnWoods_Boulder_Path_pond.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d;"><span style="font-size: small;">A pond with boulders next to Boulder Path in the Lynn Woods Reservation</span></span></b> <br /></td></tr></tbody></table>The <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Lynn Woods Reservation</span></b> is the second largest municipal park in the <b>greater Boston area</b>. It makes up a fifth of the area (about 2,200 acres) of the <b>City of Lynn</b> north of Boston. The park is roughly divided into equally sized areas north and south of the <b><a href="http://www.axeleratio.com/pic/city/lynn/walden_pond.htm">Walden Pond</a></b> reservoir. Both sides are crisscrossed by multiple trails along which you can explore points of historical and geological interest. The handout map contains the following administrative information:<p><span style="color: #0c343d;"><b></b></span></p><blockquote><b>Founded in 1881, Lynn Woods Reservation, is a 2,200-acre municipal forest park located in Lynn, Massachusetts. The City of Lynn's Department of Public Works, Park Commission, and Lynn Water & Sewer Commission share jurisdiction and management of Lynn Woods Reservation. The park encompasses nearly one-fifth of the entire land area of the city and represents a significant natural, watershed, and public recreational resource in eastern Massachusetts.</b></blockquote><p>Beyond <b>dog walking</b> and <b>hiking</b>, the <b>recreational activities</b> in the park include <b>mountain biking</b> and <b>bouldering</b>. Early this fall, I hiked from the Pennybrook Road Entrance to the <b><a href="http://www.axeleratio.com/pic/city/lynn/balanced_boulder.htm">Balanced Boulder</a></b> on mostly single-track trails including <span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Jackson Path</b></span>, <span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Boulder Path</b></span>, <span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Richardson Pathway</b></span>, <span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Comel Path</b></span> and <span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Overlook Trail</b></span>. I found this to be an apt sequence of trails alongside which one can get an impressive overview of the park's rocks, boulders and crags. <br /></p><p>Starting at the Pennybrook Road Entrance, it just takes a short walk on <span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Jackson Path</b></span> to get to <b><a href="http://www.axeleratio.com/pic/city/lynn/dungeon_rock.htm">Dungeon Rock</a></b> and nearby <a href="http://www.axeleratio.com/pic/city/lynn/union_rock.htm"><b>Union Rock</b></a>. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-uW2XoYtA2eZQIau9FnTSCLoCYoYkS28hYYKeto93Q2Gg4wMu1F9i8mcWxBPo_cpx_gmfInaBahkchas-MVf6vm_YoOebuBkyBAycRLxLfFiEVovldpRgot2RXj9vCL7QyhW4L32Kg/s2048/LynnWoods_Dungeon_Rock.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-uW2XoYtA2eZQIau9FnTSCLoCYoYkS28hYYKeto93Q2Gg4wMu1F9i8mcWxBPo_cpx_gmfInaBahkchas-MVf6vm_YoOebuBkyBAycRLxLfFiEVovldpRgot2RXj9vCL7QyhW4L32Kg/w400-h300/LynnWoods_Dungeon_Rock.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0c343d;"><b>Upstairs to the</b></span> <b><a href="http://www.axeleratio.com/pic/city/lynn/dungeon_rock.htm">Dungeon Rock</a></b> <span style="color: #0c343d;"><b>formation</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Continuing northwest on <span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Dungeon Road</b></span> and soon turning right on <span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Cooke Road</b></span> leads to the south-end <span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Boulder Path</b></span> junction. The shallow pond shown in the top picture is on the left side of Boulder Path.<br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCf8B1IJUc_MyBkf3V7rEU1b1ywF-hJcYoYkc5ggFRy1g6LAnvPQlvGksO_o87aZ4YtjK55IfUlMEsOnkTVrft0g2RPdPa8rFvt_iAanbiSr8ghQoqBY8tADbLjZ02dvzi5ZRuqdp-bA/s2048/LynnWoods_Boulder_Path.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCf8B1IJUc_MyBkf3V7rEU1b1ywF-hJcYoYkc5ggFRy1g6LAnvPQlvGksO_o87aZ4YtjK55IfUlMEsOnkTVrft0g2RPdPa8rFvt_iAanbiSr8ghQoqBY8tADbLjZ02dvzi5ZRuqdp-bA/w400-h300/LynnWoods_Boulder_Path.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0c343d;"><b>Boulder Path</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>After about half a mile this path meets Cooke Road again. A very short climb took me to the <a href="http://www.axeleratio.com/pic/city/lynn/stone_tower.htm"><b>Stone Tower</b></a> on top of <span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Burrill Hill</b></span>. Here, the <span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Richardson Pathway</b></span> intersects with Cooke Road. The <b><a href="http://www.axeleratio.com/pic/city/lynn/walden_pond.htm">Walden Pond</a></b> reservoir is located north of Burrill Hill. To get around the southeast tip of the reservoir, I hiked Richardson Pathway downhill (east of the Stone Tower), turned left at its junction with <span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Comel Path</b></span> and shortly, at the end of this path, right on <span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Great Woods Road</b></span>. <p></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiebpoLr_ctQ8jidWR4EyR0xPoFk80wtItIl_vlak8SnRXxRqJU99r-OzN57_70q6NZ2FPnLo0UzTNg6VWy4b32_3_kYqduWzzWhNtKvTE449wkQT8dKgwgzu4g3wUV6xSYewoCUM57PA/s2048/LynnWoods_Richardson_Pathway.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiebpoLr_ctQ8jidWR4EyR0xPoFk80wtItIl_vlak8SnRXxRqJU99r-OzN57_70q6NZ2FPnLo0UzTNg6VWy4b32_3_kYqduWzzWhNtKvTE449wkQT8dKgwgzu4g3wUV6xSYewoCUM57PA/w400-h300/LynnWoods_Richardson_Pathway.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0c343d;"><b>Boulder assembly next to Richardson Pathway</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>At the reservoir tip, I turned left on <span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Ox Pasture Road</b></span>, which I followed for half a mile along the lake to the point where the <span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Overlook Trail</b></span> splits off to the left. This trail continues over rocky terrain, still relatively close to Walden Pond, but which often was not visible through the forest or intersecting rock formations. Around<b> </b><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Overlook Crag</b></span> I tried different rock plateaus for varying, but never complete views of the extending body of water. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtm97msRp4tnlUhXqJFMFy0Ug4TAOkxqvyV-7i51EClui2susd0uAYQY0dj9_uHoF69bdJkR045x8zKI-l5dId-WnwR7pBRE5d0DM-Jo58OxKBc_evenS2ov90g8B7xIo-yX0SuGZlfQ/s2048/LynnWoods_Overlook_Crag.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtm97msRp4tnlUhXqJFMFy0Ug4TAOkxqvyV-7i51EClui2susd0uAYQY0dj9_uHoF69bdJkR045x8zKI-l5dId-WnwR7pBRE5d0DM-Jo58OxKBc_evenS2ov90g8B7xIo-yX0SuGZlfQ/w400-h300/LynnWoods_Overlook_Crag.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: small;"><b>Overlook Crag: view of parts of Walden Pond</b></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Northwest of Overlook Crag, the trail winds slightly away from the reservoir, continuing to the <a href="http://www.axeleratio.com/pic/city/lynn/great_frog_boulder.htm"><b>Great Frog Boulder</b></a> and the <b><a href="http://www.axeleratio.com/pic/city/lynn/balanced_boulder.htm">Balanced Boulder</a></b>.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTe-vevBGTk9Ot_SbB0QcoXlyP3p3aXfrr91v1KiU8SSZ7vJSzjUQvrvyb5dO6tNWnAA9XIM2VB9JGLjsh0rKg-UUNv83fsXUSt7U3-6UK7Qm_Mlh2L5PGKJn65v7NKcz1KW9rd-sVxg/s2048/LynnWoods_Great_Frog_Boulder.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTe-vevBGTk9Ot_SbB0QcoXlyP3p3aXfrr91v1KiU8SSZ7vJSzjUQvrvyb5dO6tNWnAA9XIM2VB9JGLjsh0rKg-UUNv83fsXUSt7U3-6UK7Qm_Mlh2L5PGKJn65v7NKcz1KW9rd-sVxg/w400-h300/LynnWoods_Great_Frog_Boulder.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="http://www.axeleratio.com/pic/city/lynn/great_frog_boulder.htm"><b>Great Frog Boulder</b></a></b></span><b><a href="http://www.axeleratio.com/pic/city/lynn/balanced_boulder.htm"><br /></a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxE1DNX_9nZvpcyLvf-XQrP9TyHLUjDHO2mo3gNLyf4XHItm9G5NfCO1qXWDJFERjObPQ36cFW-8YC17X3REYCaIOzzb89HRvFcxsvXdKiBfmOPAJv2TydP4G-YD3XPJSOxXZCDcx0Vw/s2048/LynnWoods_Balanced_Rock.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxE1DNX_9nZvpcyLvf-XQrP9TyHLUjDHO2mo3gNLyf4XHItm9G5NfCO1qXWDJFERjObPQ36cFW-8YC17X3REYCaIOzzb89HRvFcxsvXdKiBfmOPAJv2TydP4G-YD3XPJSOxXZCDcx0Vw/w400-h300/LynnWoods_Balanced_Rock.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="http://www.axeleratio.com/pic/city/lynn/balanced_boulder.htm">Balanced Boulder</a></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">References and more to explore</h3><p>[1]<b> Map: Lynn Woods Reservation</b>. URL: <a href="http://www.cityoflynnoecd.net/documents/resource/maps/Lynn_Woods_2009-01-20.pdf">http://www.cityoflynnoecd.net/documents/resource/maps/Lynn_Woods_2009-01-20.pdf</a>. Note: this map is also provided at certain Lynn Woods trailheads such as the Pennybrook Road Entrance.<br /></p><p>[2] <b>Welcome to the Lynn Woods Reservation</b>. <i>City of Lynn</i>. URL: <a href="http://www.lynnma.gov/departments/lynnwoods.shtml">http://www.lynnma.gov/departments/lynnwoods.shtml</a>. </p><p>[3] Kiley Jacques. <b>A Visit to Lynn Woods Reservation</b>. <i>Northshore Magazine</i>. May 2, 2016. URL: <a href="https://www.nshoremag.com/faces-places/a-visit-to-lynn-woods-reservation/">https://www.nshoremag.com/faces-places/a-visit-to-lynn-woods-reservation/</a>.<br /></p><p>[4] Peyton Moreno. <b>The Role of Friends of Lynn Woods</b>. <i>Friends of Lynn Woods</i>. November 2, 2020. URL: <a href="http://www.lynnwoods.org/">http://www.lynnwoods.org/</a>.<br /></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyE9DDezePPkQhyZE1TB2FvFNn2BlsFP4ATBco3WW4PSIotFTFwkR3oKhZrB4t5Z0iPxiP_gduYmKbgi8w_uFVxEnJ5b0oD282G-f6R-w1Mhi0vWgWkLRB1xNg2sifcfGfSFLKve6ecA/s2048/LynnWoods_OverlookTrail_unnamed_boulder.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyE9DDezePPkQhyZE1TB2FvFNn2BlsFP4ATBco3WW4PSIotFTFwkR3oKhZrB4t5Z0iPxiP_gduYmKbgi8w_uFVxEnJ5b0oD282G-f6R-w1Mhi0vWgWkLRB1xNg2sifcfGfSFLKve6ecA/w400-h300/LynnWoods_OverlookTrail_unnamed_boulder.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0c343d;"><b>Unnamed boulder next to Overlook Trail</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Axel D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06438831836545774008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874403438791096377.post-58614719013811044022021-09-29T18:13:00.004-07:002021-09-29T18:31:49.018-07:00Around Cape Cod's High Head<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSEyCbIzMbvjKIhUqeWHNWZj9Y9_uxM31BLukYl2J6dXzrF4BFzDdbRpJzPvqsmIHHwOAKtShffhOIQ3gCcPw6AbM6rZj_A_WJCjbFdMrv_Tt99NPD83wQl5BJkzjjs1EKjliqAJtWg/s2048/AroundPilgrimHeights_KnowYourRisk.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSEyCbIzMbvjKIhUqeWHNWZj9Y9_uxM31BLukYl2J6dXzrF4BFzDdbRpJzPvqsmIHHwOAKtShffhOIQ3gCcPw6AbM6rZj_A_WJCjbFdMrv_Tt99NPD83wQl5BJkzjjs1EKjliqAJtWg/w400-h300/AroundPilgrimHeights_KnowYourRisk.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Know your risk at High Head Beach and anywhere else around Cape Cod: October is peak month</b></span></span>. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table>The <span style="color: #274e13;"><b>High Head</b></span> area in Truro on <span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Cape Cod</b></span> features various recreational as well as historically and geologically interesting sites. It is accessible via <b>High Head Road</b> and <b>Pigrim Heights Road</b>. <p></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51p3Z-z7o1Rq8DxPUGD4BuMkzDL9puwCJ5PESGcEBMgSG8IGaOCXqwGE8wqDOatYAMXYXq9gBjAR2hJdH1RUWsCTIegi7Divgj2wlXJyaQ-oPAfaC_lToPBvwHR0wUPeEfcSlauBSDQ/s2048/AroundPilgrimHeights_bear_oak_acorn.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51p3Z-z7o1Rq8DxPUGD4BuMkzDL9puwCJ5PESGcEBMgSG8IGaOCXqwGE8wqDOatYAMXYXq9gBjAR2hJdH1RUWsCTIegi7Divgj2wlXJyaQ-oPAfaC_lToPBvwHR0wUPeEfcSlauBSDQ/s320/AroundPilgrimHeights_bear_oak_acorn.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Zooming into bear oak shrub next to</b></span> <b><a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2021/09/pilgrim-spring-trail-cape-cod.html">Pilgrim Spring Trail</a></b> </td></tr></tbody></table>You will find both roads in North Truro on the east side of Route 6. Driving north, the Pilgrim Heights Road exit comes first. At its end, you will see a pavilion, where the trailheads of the <b><a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2021/09/pilgrim-spring-trail-cape-cod.html">Pilgrim Spring Trail</a></b> and the <b><a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2021/09/up-and-down-hills-through-moist-near.html">Small's Swamp Trail</a></b> are located. Both trails loop up and down through pine and oak shrub forest to High Head vista points that offer scenic views of the <span style="color: #0c343d;"><b>Outer Cape</b></span>, including salt meadows and a sand dune range, which merges with the <b><a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2021/09/from-provincetown-to-dune-shacks-to.html">Parabolic Dunes landscape</a></b> to the northwest. <p></p><p>At High Head Road's dirt parking lot begins (or ends) the <span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Head of the Meadow Bicycle Trail</b></span>. This paved, two-mile-long, multi-use trail winds along between forested hillsides and marshland to its other access point at <b>Head of the Meadow Road</b>. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DTrUjDFvuuogyVxUspoqJVL3FpdikqPjs5uN58h-aOh3fQr6CBet0V1eQ1iJEFq6VoQ8fitWvHsT8ROuuya7-h0TQa-ctUa3pQr-_UuYsABeL2RR5Sm6C_qGuwmCrgDjK16NshRLyQ/s2048/AroundPilgrimHeights_BikeTrailMap.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DTrUjDFvuuogyVxUspoqJVL3FpdikqPjs5uN58h-aOh3fQr6CBet0V1eQ1iJEFq6VoQ8fitWvHsT8ROuuya7-h0TQa-ctUa3pQr-_UuYsABeL2RR5Sm6C_qGuwmCrgDjK16NshRLyQ/w300-h400/AroundPilgrimHeights_BikeTrailMap.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Bike Trail Map at trailhead</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-rn9dsQjY-bEzJVPS9mynF7F8S1YTWaJS1jQdKfQJT2YSINxX63m92rZfgCw-dFJcCMbrPi3Oxi50GmydqO_tHH0IYrxF-HCeFoDYzJixzBkL9s7pOYoIoEFmAF8lZF0JUjxgvwRlQ/s2048/AroundPilgrimHeights_BikeTrail.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-rn9dsQjY-bEzJVPS9mynF7F8S1YTWaJS1jQdKfQJT2YSINxX63m92rZfgCw-dFJcCMbrPi3Oxi50GmydqO_tHH0IYrxF-HCeFoDYzJixzBkL9s7pOYoIoEFmAF8lZF0JUjxgvwRlQ/w400-h300/AroundPilgrimHeights_BikeTrail.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Head of the Meadow Bicycle Trail<br /></span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKg1OAYRHYd2BnMukzsxLYvlYJ-jV4Iz0N5rLAv1WxNgwe3pcmzE96DEFa4VNLDmr03w3c_wgnbqxhE_uDVtCk1huAOR3-COPFFN-3H-GB7tQ6i1bwhxvBqZ7DZKzR6HXIchD-aLu_Xw/s1250/AroundPilgrimHeights_stop_permit.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="938" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKg1OAYRHYd2BnMukzsxLYvlYJ-jV4Iz0N5rLAv1WxNgwe3pcmzE96DEFa4VNLDmr03w3c_wgnbqxhE_uDVtCk1huAOR3-COPFFN-3H-GB7tQ6i1bwhxvBqZ7DZKzR6HXIchD-aLu_Xw/w150-h200/AroundPilgrimHeights_stop_permit.jpg" width="150" /></a></div>From the bicycle trailhead, High Head Road continues as an <i><b>Off Road Vehicle Route</b></i> to <span style="color: #274e13;"><b>High Head Beach</b></span>. A current National Park Oversand Permit is required. The shark warning sign (top picture) at the beginning of the dirt road can't be overlooked. Once in a while, visitors spot a shark. Most certainly, you will be able to watch large numbers of sea birds and seals. You can explore miles and miles of beach sand and ocean surf while walking all the way north to <b><a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2020/09/dune-shacks-trail-cape-cod.html">Dune Shacks Beach & Trail</a></b>—a long stretch where to find intertidal surprises and solitude.<p> </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_oJVv8KqffUyMiqMKKgy8kKbCAPKGLIKrE60ZIoQDf7PRN1LfhuGMs85kFQ6l1PQFRVXdH5NrZ1xbRjYCSs-D2DV1c7_oJNlcrTpzGeXW1duHnBZsQDHzERQVSkQOOBfhLiVMhsp50A/s2048/AroundPilgrimHeights_seals.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_oJVv8KqffUyMiqMKKgy8kKbCAPKGLIKrE60ZIoQDf7PRN1LfhuGMs85kFQ6l1PQFRVXdH5NrZ1xbRjYCSs-D2DV1c7_oJNlcrTpzGeXW1duHnBZsQDHzERQVSkQOOBfhLiVMhsp50A/w400-h300/AroundPilgrimHeights_seals.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Where there are seals, there may be sharks.</span></b></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAvhsb0z4QIOCumf3R3qXFjh_l9MdVIxtwzxNoVx301T7nVXiZseHKnvwtoqGB4qe9QnZJiUQ-cgYfpb5Gz6_zCkUU_DSqBTDXJmfGkC2SK5rZZIoyocyWGTXdQQVYVLn_39_bcDWcw/s1800/AroundPilgrimHeights_map.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAvhsb0z4QIOCumf3R3qXFjh_l9MdVIxtwzxNoVx301T7nVXiZseHKnvwtoqGB4qe9QnZJiUQ-cgYfpb5Gz6_zCkUU_DSqBTDXJmfGkC2SK5rZZIoyocyWGTXdQQVYVLn_39_bcDWcw/w400-h300/AroundPilgrimHeights_map.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Big Head/Pilgrim Heights is located on Cape Cod's forearm east of</b></span> “<b><a href="https://golatintos.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-province-lands-fist.html">Province Lands Fist</a></b>” </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">References and more to explore</h3><p><b>Cape Cod trail maps</b>. The second map in the following PDF file shows the bike trail between High Head Rd. and Head of the Meadow Rd.: <a href="https://www.capecodbikeguide.com/pdf/cape-cod-provincelands-trail-map.pdf">https://www.capecodbikeguide.com/pdf/cape-cod-provincelands-trail-map.pdf</a>. <br /></p><p><b>Pilgrim Heights and High Head sites - North Truro</b>. National Park Service, Cape Cod. URL: <a href="https://www.nps.gov/caco/learn/historyculture/pilgrim-heights-and-high-head-sites-north-truro.htm">https://www.nps.gov/caco/learn/historyculture/pilgrim-heights-and-high-head-sites-north-truro.htm</a>. </p><p><b>Head of the Meadow Bike Trail</b>. National Park Service, Cape Cod. URL:<a href="https://www.nps.gov/caco/planyourvisit/hombiketrail.htm"> https://www.nps.gov/caco/planyourvisit/hombiketrail.htm</a>. </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwlf5UCJS8_c5hcDqsljG2epos542y13Ex6wO-OavAnsSTnhkjdscLX9S3Jv01RSmUdX_chbJl8G90JcZPQg_CBMs1mVlxpQiZocIJWdLmrP6dGDzpnzaKaJ2l1gfJh5YCciTr8T2yyg/s2048/AroundPilgrimHeightsEastHarbor.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwlf5UCJS8_c5hcDqsljG2epos542y13Ex6wO-OavAnsSTnhkjdscLX9S3Jv01RSmUdX_chbJl8G90JcZPQg_CBMs1mVlxpQiZocIJWdLmrP6dGDzpnzaKaJ2l1gfJh5YCciTr8T2yyg/w400-h300/AroundPilgrimHeightsEastHarbor.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>East Harbor (Pilgrim Lake)</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Axel D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06438831836545774008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874403438791096377.post-9404500889125317402021-09-26T16:08:00.009-07:002021-09-30T05:36:30.361-07:00Pilgrim Spring Trail, Cape Cod<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1FvDAkK6JzMSiyu5UklNeryOoayx-Ti43AFW2lzJov2UTVVYHl6660v1sdPZCo63_TcQ4CBOxknH28G6mO47e_QY9TBoEULMfRHobtRS9BI_MWO6wC13kX_efNpLSXyFJ50YGcoO0g/s2048/PilgrimSpringTrail.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1FvDAkK6JzMSiyu5UklNeryOoayx-Ti43AFW2lzJov2UTVVYHl6660v1sdPZCo63_TcQ4CBOxknH28G6mO47e_QY9TBoEULMfRHobtRS9BI_MWO6wC13kX_efNpLSXyFJ50YGcoO0g/w300-h400/PilgrimSpringTrail.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Pilgrim Spring Trail</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #783f04;"><b></b></span><span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Pilgrim Spring Trail</b></span> is a short interpretive loop trail through pitch pine and bear oak forest. Like its neighbor loop trail, <b><a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2021/09/up-and-down-hills-through-moist-near.html">Small's Swamp Trail</a></b>, it leads to a scenic vista point and features some posts highlighting selected native plants alongside its path. The sand dunes between <b>Pilgrim Heights</b> and the <b>Atlantic Ocean</b>—and the <b><a href="https://trailingahead.blogspot.com/2021/09/from-provincetown-to-dune-shacks-to.html">area of parabolic dunes</a></b> farther north—define the coastal landscape of the <b>Outer Cape</b> at <b>North Truro</b>.<br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFWDlz0BFLQ9PEHft_pzVw96gWLQmAvOVRKIWsWl6Eee97RiC-0mM10sJGMug7A99slUVnt559-Q91oOGpvgwy9FxQ_a-UqkWuczgCPIQRLT6qaXcjcE239Dh1sfciNenAiZbDMhIOQ/s2048/PilgrimSpringTrail_OuterCape.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFWDlz0BFLQ9PEHft_pzVw96gWLQmAvOVRKIWsWl6Eee97RiC-0mM10sJGMug7A99slUVnt559-Q91oOGpvgwy9FxQ_a-UqkWuczgCPIQRLT6qaXcjcE239Dh1sfciNenAiZbDMhIOQ/w400-h300/PilgrimSpringTrail_OuterCape.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Outer Cape with dunes and North Atlantic seen from a Pilgrim Spring Trail vista point</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiEaB89lqsg3Ilv4CJiwCPRCvms4r16SIyqXlCn3dkQjJNT7zaUUxAww_N5k9Vvg85qmSsUVzzaNNGc2ini8Lf-E2cOp25wjweRmgvtVfIGupZ2lvEIqsAY8itTV2C35XMmsde4IHUPg/s2048/PilgrimSpringTrail_BearOak.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiEaB89lqsg3Ilv4CJiwCPRCvms4r16SIyqXlCn3dkQjJNT7zaUUxAww_N5k9Vvg85qmSsUVzzaNNGc2ini8Lf-E2cOp25wjweRmgvtVfIGupZ2lvEIqsAY8itTV2C35XMmsde4IHUPg/w400-h300/PilgrimSpringTrail_BearOak.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Acorns of Bear Oak (<i>Quercus ilicifolia</i>, beech family) with their saucer-shaped, reddish-brown cup covering about half the nut</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Pilgrim Spring Trail also connects with the paved <span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Head of the Meadow Bicycle Trail</b></span>. At the connection point, you will find a historic marker and an interpretive panel.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0Cc_b7cEoH17uG1h68SaHHbj0TNUnpWDQsbd-35FaRqFm-kG0-AtFzdSJwdmNFAOZpYepioHxOM1qzqqRMlVjg-iTzml5S-Wbdn3y1rMZbVY33OgfUAOiPhFEONLvDx51h7oi5lASQ/s2048/PilgrimSpringTrail_bicycle_trail_connection.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0Cc_b7cEoH17uG1h68SaHHbj0TNUnpWDQsbd-35FaRqFm-kG0-AtFzdSJwdmNFAOZpYepioHxOM1qzqqRMlVjg-iTzml5S-Wbdn3y1rMZbVY33OgfUAOiPhFEONLvDx51h7oi5lASQ/w400-h300/PilgrimSpringTrail_bicycle_trail_connection.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Pilgrim Spring Trail/bicycle path connection with historic marker and interpretive panel</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZcpvHkRgacrVxKyyy29r9X_4On0fS_U7HQzEtuRGkxF5cW75m-3NYTtHV-J_relwufMlirgqfT_Ee2R_0V-6cVMTBoGlT40bymAdj7c_7nNtuZXFDIoSU-sqWc1JzPnR_d2yCLJimpw/s2048/PilgrimSpringTrail_marker.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZcpvHkRgacrVxKyyy29r9X_4On0fS_U7HQzEtuRGkxF5cW75m-3NYTtHV-J_relwufMlirgqfT_Ee2R_0V-6cVMTBoGlT40bymAdj7c_7nNtuZXFDIoSU-sqWc1JzPnR_d2yCLJimpw/s320/PilgrimSpringTrail_marker.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Historic marker</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>The marker titled <i><b>First Spring</b></i> quotes from a Pilgrim text. Probably somewhere around this place, a group of fresh-off-the-boat Pilgrims (<i>Mayflower</i> passengers) “<span style="color: #0c343d;"><b>saw a deere, and found springs of fresh water, of which we were heartily glad and sat us downe and drunke our first New England water.</b></span>” <p></p><p>The panel provides more details about the <b><i>Mayflower</i> Pilgrims</b> and their need for water and food:<br /></p><p><span style="color: #0c343d;"><b></b></span></p><blockquote><p><span style="color: #0c343d;"><b>After 66 days traveling across the stormy North Atlantic, <i>Mayflower</i> passengers finally spotted land—the sand cliffs of Cape Cod—on the morning of November 9, 1620. Once the <i>Mayflower</i> was safely anchored in the natural harbor near present-day Provincetown, the Pilgrims now faced the task of establishing a permanent settlement in an unknown land. <br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #0c343d;"><b>In great need of fresh water, food, and firewood, they set out on three “discovery” expeditions over the course of several weeks. <br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #0c343d;"><b> Near this location Myles Standish and his expedition of 16 men had their first taste of fresh New England water. It was as pleasant to them, William Bradford reported, “as wine or beer.” While it's unclear if this is the exact location of that first drink in 1620, this natural spring closely matches the setting and descriptions left by the Pilgrims during initial explorations of their new world. <br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #0c343d;"><b>The Pilgrims also found and ate food that Native People had stored. On the third expedition, they had their first interaction with the Native People, which ended with an exchange of arrows and gunfire. Unease over the encounter and the inhospitable environment of Cape Cod led the Pilgrims to sail onward to Plymouth, where they settled.</b></span></p></blockquote><p><span style="color: #0c343d;"><b></b></span><br /></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqiZ1xzcXsqP5fcwDZ3JtQEmu-sErq4xzFLWHWKJVxf2u2vlXaB0vygxiaFWJtgdVlQDwJ74A4lvJgafT3mvvk3xhiV7aptaWdE-CVbOrFDLDa3wX6xX3O1UOkikAyx44c2wOtlUt8A/s2048/PilgrimSpringTrail_sign.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqiZ1xzcXsqP5fcwDZ3JtQEmu-sErq4xzFLWHWKJVxf2u2vlXaB0vygxiaFWJtgdVlQDwJ74A4lvJgafT3mvvk3xhiV7aptaWdE-CVbOrFDLDa3wX6xX3O1UOkikAyx44c2wOtlUt8A/w200-h150/PilgrimSpringTrail_sign.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Getting there</h3>Exit <b>Route 6</b> at <b>Pilgrim Heights</b> and drive to the end of <b>Pilgrim Heights Road</b> to find parking near the <b>interpretive shelter</b>. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwpvGoEXxjsTMjmVRV4iNtixqVFlg7cEVsSt06DT-Tr7ak0RLY45xvBy6bqQstLMOTGa1CYmfEBTGdKg-iIS4H3yDNWgq49F3m2j98KNCXB6lrhO7ls9Hq0i-7xHbeC94zvBlJOls0w/s2048/PilgrimSpringTrail_trailmap.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1541" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwpvGoEXxjsTMjmVRV4iNtixqVFlg7cEVsSt06DT-Tr7ak0RLY45xvBy6bqQstLMOTGa1CYmfEBTGdKg-iIS4H3yDNWgq49F3m2j98KNCXB6lrhO7ls9Hq0i-7xHbeC94zvBlJOls0w/w301-h400/PilgrimSpringTrail_trailmap.jpg" width="301" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Map of Pilgrim Heights area</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>The straight red line in the lower left corner of the map is <b>Route 6</b>. The green line is the <span><b>Head of the Meadow Bicycle Trail</b></span>. The area above the bike trail line is called <b>Salt Meadow</b>.<br />Axel D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06438831836545774008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874403438791096377.post-60924772563123725672021-09-25T16:00:00.011-07:002021-09-27T03:51:22.731-07:00 Up and down the hills through moist, near-ocean woodland: Small's Swamp Trail, Cape Cod<p><span style="color: #783f04;"><b></b></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMi0uvbW8KKwhSR7YJinbvDBaNUR6sN4v7b5MJX2EbPreZd1EP5gpNIn6KBO7U5tyDhdjFC0j0OP0ttisrI0HDygrKEk31Qgj9GdmfEuMswTQdBVogAUlHccTKmQMDnI2PKlYVuqh3AA/s2048/SmallsSwampTrail_swamp.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMi0uvbW8KKwhSR7YJinbvDBaNUR6sN4v7b5MJX2EbPreZd1EP5gpNIn6KBO7U5tyDhdjFC0j0OP0ttisrI0HDygrKEk31Qgj9GdmfEuMswTQdBVogAUlHccTKmQMDnI2PKlYVuqh3AA/w400-h300/SmallsSwampTrail_swamp.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>View from Small's Swamp Trail: swamp, sand dune range and Atlantic Ocean</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Small's Swamp Nature Trail</b></span> or <span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Small's Swamp Loop Trail</b></span>—I will use the short form <span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Small's Swamp Trail</b></span> in the following—is located on “<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Cape Cod's forearm</b></span>” (remember, <span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Cape Tip</b></span> to the northwest is nicknamed “<b><a href="https://golatintos.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-province-lands-fist.html">Province Lands Fist</a></b>”). Geo-anatomical nicknaming aside: this trail features some amazing vista points to scan the Atlantic Ocean, nearby swamps and sand dunes. It leads around the former farm land of <b>Thomas Small</b>, after whom the trail is named. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzqVHNoMUiZYmXuxFH3tUVeKbGztRAdisBXTB3NxFrwtluz4A2AsF8HDkfJlyR-4d0KI-IHUWaeTaGfxi73q-aooRUcEc-m-lNo-tP5RL02I9QA8AZxZdP6BgRsT6cQXx4J3G26Fzfg/s2048/SmallsSwampTrail_log_steps.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzqVHNoMUiZYmXuxFH3tUVeKbGztRAdisBXTB3NxFrwtluz4A2AsF8HDkfJlyR-4d0KI-IHUWaeTaGfxi73q-aooRUcEc-m-lNo-tP5RL02I9QA8AZxZdP6BgRsT6cQXx4J3G26Fzfg/w300-h400/SmallsSwampTrail_log_steps.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Up the hill via log steps to a vista point</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Small's Swamp Trail—a three-fourths mile loop trail—takes you up and down rolling sandhills with a mixed forest of pines, scrub oak and shrubs. Halfway around the loop, you will find a short connector path to the paved <span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Head of the Meadow Bicycle Trail</b></span>. A neighbor loop trail, <span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Pilgrim Spring Trail</b></span> shares its trailhead with Small's Swamp Trail and also connects with the bicycle trail.<br /><p></p><p>Alongside Small's Swamp Trail you will find selected plants that are identified by a marker on a post providing the common and scientific name plus a drawing and the plant family to which the species belongs. The list of marked plants include black oak, bear oak, sweet pepperbush, highbush blueberry, beach plum, black cherry, bear berry, bayberry, wild sarsaparilla and poison ivy. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkrELnHn7aGEOG1sQEVYlE7qTflD_pL51S0sYRxyeHJ1YvhHa9P_K10fu6d-Yp_6oXm6H0xryV_eADT8m0VYG1Lt0LGTU2LDo5G5EUEHadXTPNOyXkqvbDRwhIgPrDTgqoqEa8bBaJw/s2048/SmallsSwampTrail_bayberry.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkrELnHn7aGEOG1sQEVYlE7qTflD_pL51S0sYRxyeHJ1YvhHa9P_K10fu6d-Yp_6oXm6H0xryV_eADT8m0VYG1Lt0LGTU2LDo5G5EUEHadXTPNOyXkqvbDRwhIgPrDTgqoqEa8bBaJw/w400-h300/SmallsSwampTrail_bayberry.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Bayberry (<i>Myrica pensylvanica</i>), Waxmyrtle Family</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwswEJTCZOnTAuMUum1tWgAo2R8AWivb1-zRWRtDp7jMFh_QnJBdJjTjecTdQvEsdCLqEunqr_wsDRVN1n0lVm6C54xjvHAphucU8nDYQyeIUeUB8YeF41Ov-QkNpitWArrVtWh_2N5g/s2048/SmallsSwampTrail_sarsaparilla.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwswEJTCZOnTAuMUum1tWgAo2R8AWivb1-zRWRtDp7jMFh_QnJBdJjTjecTdQvEsdCLqEunqr_wsDRVN1n0lVm6C54xjvHAphucU8nDYQyeIUeUB8YeF41Ov-QkNpitWArrVtWh_2N5g/w400-h300/SmallsSwampTrail_sarsaparilla.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Wild Sarsaparilla (<i>Aralia nudicaulis</i>), Ginseng Family</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting there</h3><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12How8hIqxw0QA1W6W37UwUgxw_nDnrYAn-AQrL0L2ui5wI9Jq_aa-c-5i1MgTThYAyhbWNYkQ8xhqE3fXNqlHafjbXAci9NJkGc7467n-SG1y0HjA-myzHy2nB3RMLcyiTctUYhFOw/s2048/SmallsSwampTrail_trailhead.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12How8hIqxw0QA1W6W37UwUgxw_nDnrYAn-AQrL0L2ui5wI9Jq_aa-c-5i1MgTThYAyhbWNYkQ8xhqE3fXNqlHafjbXAci9NJkGc7467n-SG1y0HjA-myzHy2nB3RMLcyiTctUYhFOw/w200-h150/SmallsSwampTrail_trailhead.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p>Small's Swamp Trail and its neighbor loop trail, Pilgrim Spring Trail, are in the <b>Pilgrim Heights</b> Area of the <b>Cape Cod National Seashore</b>. The trailhead for both trails is located next to the parking-lot loop at the end of <b>Pilgrim Heights Road</b>. Access this road by exiting Route 6 at Pilgrim Heights. See <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pilgrim+Heights,+Truro,+MA+02657/@42.0507529,-70.1235454,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x89fca0ec6c6da239:0xe74deed03f28a3a!8m2!3d42.0570472!4d-70.1147477?hl=en">map</a>.</p><p>The trailhead is next to the interpretive shelter. There you also can find some information on the history of the <b>Mayflower Pilgrims</b>, who, after nine weeks of crossing the North Atlantic, spotted the sand cliffs of Cape Cod. The Mayflower anchored in present-day Provincetown. After five weeks, the Pilgrims sailed across Cape Cod Bay to where now is Plymouth. <br /></p><p></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtxGbVrrg09tkxs0Wn8xVSoi3Q38FjwY0WGwxRTnQTq7_3A9CC78yIvTYTcotl3K1nQtW5UPHU1Q1bA0TVKW-TkEe6fKKeFBvDWjHWCdJfKI4zGJozozgfOUMmoW7BtG-W9JcKc2OpcQ/s2048/SmallsSwampTrail_grassy_section.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtxGbVrrg09tkxs0Wn8xVSoi3Q38FjwY0WGwxRTnQTq7_3A9CC78yIvTYTcotl3K1nQtW5UPHU1Q1bA0TVKW-TkEe6fKKeFBvDWjHWCdJfKI4zGJozozgfOUMmoW7BtG-W9JcKc2OpcQ/w300-h400/SmallsSwampTrail_grassy_section.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Grassy trail section</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">References and more to explore</h3><p><b>Small's Swamp Trail</b>. National Park Service, Cape Cod, National Seashore Massachusetts. URL: <a href="https://www.nps.gov/caco/planyourvisit/smallsswamp.htm">https://www.nps.gov/caco/planyourvisit/smallsswamp.htm</a>.</p><p><b>Small's Swamp Trail</b>. National Park Planner. URL: <a href="https://npplan.com/parks-by-state/massachusetts-national-parks/cape-cod-national-seashore-park-at-a-glance/cape-cod-national-seashore-hiking-trails/cape-cod-national-seashore-smalls-swamp-trail/">https://npplan.com/parks-by-state/massachusetts-national-parks/cape-cod-national-seashore-park-at-a-glance/cape-cod-national-seashore-hiking-trails/cape-cod-national-seashore-smalls-swamp-trail/</a>. <br /></p><p><i>Hike Cape Cod</i>. <b>Pilgrim Springs - Small's Swamp Trails, Truro MA</b>.<i> Blogspot </i>post, August 13, 2011. URL: <a href="http://hikecapecod.blogspot.com/2011/08/pilgrim-springs-smalls-swamp-trails.html">http://hikecapecod.blogspot.com/2011/08/pilgrim-springs-smalls-swamp-trails.html</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Axel D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06438831836545774008noreply@blogger.com0