tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48889617137333557222024-02-20T17:50:12.533-08:00Hiking with HeidiUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4888961713733355722.post-20752824953837218732021-05-28T18:08:00.123-07:002021-05-31T19:40:45.358-07:005.28.21 ... Nisenan Tribute Trail-Nevada City<div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJrvRTkzPv0txxBudlX4xDOMxBNWQ63P45FADdAWS-ENxY1RyUfIwT6CH21mvlTSqgPnhojqnr-LbcNh68In1mep2gD_fjGgyr1FO03S-Cqs07hUxa9gghxjCS1mtMeIsiOmNcqi3lKkv/s2048/2021-05-28+15.52.33+HDR-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJrvRTkzPv0txxBudlX4xDOMxBNWQ63P45FADdAWS-ENxY1RyUfIwT6CH21mvlTSqgPnhojqnr-LbcNh68In1mep2gD_fjGgyr1FO03S-Cqs07hUxa9gghxjCS1mtMeIsiOmNcqi3lKkv/w640-h480/2021-05-28+15.52.33+HDR-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Hike Details: </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Elevation range</b>: 2400-2500', mostly level trail with a few ups and downs</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Trailhead Location</b>: Park along the turnout on Champion Mine Road <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Nisenan+Tribute+Site+Trail+Head/@39.2617103,-121.03145,19z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x0:0x0!2zMznCsDE1JzQyLjEiTiAxMjHCsDAxJzUxLjYiVw!3b1!8m2!3d39.2617!4d-121.031!3m4!1s0x0:0x6fcb1f8cb013f9ca!8m2!3d39.2617822!4d-121.0309696" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Mileage</b>: 2 miles, but you can add more by exploring the other trails in the Deer Creek system.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Hiking time</b>: 1-2 hours</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Bathrooms</b>: Public restrooms available in downtown Nevada City (<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Public+Restroom/@39.2635208,-121.0193341,17.5z/data=!4m9!1m2!2m1!1spublic+restrooms+in+nevada+city,+ca!3m5!1s0x0:0xf4362f074c601b1!8m2!3d39.2636455!4d-121.019966!15sCiNwdWJsaWMgcmVzdHJvb21zIGluIG5ldmFkYSBjaXR5LCBjYZIBD3B1YmxpY19iYXRocm9vbQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/39%C2%B015'46.4%22N+121%C2%B001'00.7%22W/@39.262876,-121.0173992,203m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d39.2628759!4d-121.0168517" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Accessibility: </b>From the trailhead parking, this wouldn't be a very accessible trail. However, it looks like you could drive to the end of Champion Mine Road and connect with the Deer Creek Tribute Trail, which is a wider, flat gravel road. From there, the trail to the suspension bridge might possibly be accessible. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsk6j2EGHakjyOGs2l544HyMi2s8JpGYFcg20TvSZJ3USEAyGtYkCHcrws76OX-nFVrc4rBp4lyyW4JAwEf3VDY6mv2PIILYMUbmgqzIAxp8BSAvE0pWTZTjY5wO-PGo-rB2amu5TGKutp/s2040/Nisenan+Trail-Nevada+City.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="2040" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsk6j2EGHakjyOGs2l544HyMi2s8JpGYFcg20TvSZJ3USEAyGtYkCHcrws76OX-nFVrc4rBp4lyyW4JAwEf3VDY6mv2PIILYMUbmgqzIAxp8BSAvE0pWTZTjY5wO-PGo-rB2amu5TGKutp/w640-h482/Nisenan+Trail-Nevada+City.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://caltopo.com/m/38U8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Link to CalTopo map</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We started on this trail in the mid-afternoon of a warm, sunny day--but because this trail is so green and shady, we hardly felt the heat. It was lovely!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIo_XlRlLDxXEIYy1NqIkwuOV_o-DStoXEZ0D8kTAxTCw9UvkKNTasgkngU5zrRgGmhfWWjST_mu_OoJnGC2P_3IIh9y-db7AnJsvOIFdg_7t4xPbbzJAJC70rZGBxsaimJhpBHhPpwIE8/s2048/2021-05-28+15.38.03+HDR-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIo_XlRlLDxXEIYy1NqIkwuOV_o-DStoXEZ0D8kTAxTCw9UvkKNTasgkngU5zrRgGmhfWWjST_mu_OoJnGC2P_3IIh9y-db7AnJsvOIFdg_7t4xPbbzJAJC70rZGBxsaimJhpBHhPpwIE8/w480-h640/2021-05-28+15.38.03+HDR-1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMiD9Y5Ly1OwINRaSwutyJelXYNemw71WKLReKiELoopZejPIFyCr-ENDoa1ycWnQJ169BNPj-AiMMMun4VdAeVLlPL9QyGQjL1J6DgqoK6e5eZ8iJE5EbBWMIgS5tAdTeohRCACopoIGC/s2048/2021-05-28+15.43.34+HDR-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMiD9Y5Ly1OwINRaSwutyJelXYNemw71WKLReKiELoopZejPIFyCr-ENDoa1ycWnQJ169BNPj-AiMMMun4VdAeVLlPL9QyGQjL1J6DgqoK6e5eZ8iJE5EbBWMIgS5tAdTeohRCACopoIGC/w480-h640/2021-05-28+15.43.34+HDR-1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigx1dO4SGgeoyz29yV-iLZny3EKaef8HDdSKK7o4AQuv_T7P1auJIyFL1j1LBBdB2EUXWiT9AxqvYjZ3chT2INqt4pDvfMJP-sA5o5QmuXFqq6dCK0nIEW5EeVlCOjwmS_5_743g8s_tby/s2048/2021-05-28+15.47.15+HDR-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigx1dO4SGgeoyz29yV-iLZny3EKaef8HDdSKK7o4AQuv_T7P1auJIyFL1j1LBBdB2EUXWiT9AxqvYjZ3chT2INqt4pDvfMJP-sA5o5QmuXFqq6dCK0nIEW5EeVlCOjwmS_5_743g8s_tby/w480-h640/2021-05-28+15.47.15+HDR-1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6WD7gMJX3OfVm-XnSYcsLJQhE0EH4bmvWyOgopgEo1GZ7H_K2BEN6IjDFx2ensgJVk6rqca71QrsYNTwu81iCMdK9XlAHFhw5MwaCTGdzh33v_OfyBRQDarRzFGbh9IAQLaLXVkqHtJ0i/s2048/2021-05-28+15.50.11-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6WD7gMJX3OfVm-XnSYcsLJQhE0EH4bmvWyOgopgEo1GZ7H_K2BEN6IjDFx2ensgJVk6rqca71QrsYNTwu81iCMdK9XlAHFhw5MwaCTGdzh33v_OfyBRQDarRzFGbh9IAQLaLXVkqHtJ0i/w480-h640/2021-05-28+15.50.11-1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The suspension bridge is relatively new (installed in 2014 I believe) and is a beautiful bridge spanning Deer Creek below. There's a little side trail that takes you down to the creek, but we didn't make it down there because it was already occupied by a small group of "clothing optional" hikers. ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I didn't get any pictures of the handful of trail signs along the way, but it was interesting to learn about the often sad history of this area once inhabited by the Nisenan Indian tribes and then taken over by gold miners. There's also an interpretive area that honors the Chinese pioneers. We didn't walk down that far, but more information can be found at the Bear Yuba Land Trust link below. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOlkPCIcx5onBeYWiTqo6NEWj7dtpzYf63wBPIqLW92SpVGhVD3bL-0e_HAYm6tkxGI5PnAQDZSMPBpLPCzLjsESygGCULYoqIP5MJCceH5Jjrf6VxL_slzKIY2OOrtmsRD98TtjwFTGpw/s2048/2021-05-28+15.57.11-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOlkPCIcx5onBeYWiTqo6NEWj7dtpzYf63wBPIqLW92SpVGhVD3bL-0e_HAYm6tkxGI5PnAQDZSMPBpLPCzLjsESygGCULYoqIP5MJCceH5Jjrf6VxL_slzKIY2OOrtmsRD98TtjwFTGpw/w640-h480/2021-05-28+15.57.11-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9STGFqguFGT4SmTPx50ppB00xbSzSnh6RizEX0YL42s0GZajliH9qIwc81Jfv_nGVEgqyyS4fRboOPCqT7rzC95LbPJF4OWLzA3TRt2W0jYEyHOIfkhqlUmQSDltKJ98w9cuS3cjN4yer/s2048/2021-05-28+15.55.04+HDR-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9STGFqguFGT4SmTPx50ppB00xbSzSnh6RizEX0YL42s0GZajliH9qIwc81Jfv_nGVEgqyyS4fRboOPCqT7rzC95LbPJF4OWLzA3TRt2W0jYEyHOIfkhqlUmQSDltKJ98w9cuS3cjN4yer/w480-h640/2021-05-28+15.55.04+HDR-1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remnants of the various mining operations can be found in a few spots along the trail.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbLnYFdc4LDoD8NNf8KW1NNLls_xtFcXSawOBOfeZNIFZKXsmerXVJHwMFibTAhXUESMEf6DLHGZvZ33VV_CCxUAur27zAfm71RrYKInmgMr9IYgiKmrUJEKlT7AzsGIWVzBAKT6RPlsg/s2048/2021-05-28+16.06.33+HDR-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbLnYFdc4LDoD8NNf8KW1NNLls_xtFcXSawOBOfeZNIFZKXsmerXVJHwMFibTAhXUESMEf6DLHGZvZ33VV_CCxUAur27zAfm71RrYKInmgMr9IYgiKmrUJEKlT7AzsGIWVzBAKT6RPlsg/w640-h480/2021-05-28+16.06.33+HDR-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5cZe0UaUkCJkgzsJms5Iihfd-jNN1M8piSN6f-bSk3LL32gwZIWHbKnoo_KYvTouCEP0gtxxZ3FK6jBMhxfNx7LYZIvoYhAYz79moZF1CBFD63MJQVLUVuZ3F6O6TMNzAKJ95PgheUyS/s2048/2021-05-28+16.30.32-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5cZe0UaUkCJkgzsJms5Iihfd-jNN1M8piSN6f-bSk3LL32gwZIWHbKnoo_KYvTouCEP0gtxxZ3FK6jBMhxfNx7LYZIvoYhAYz79moZF1CBFD63MJQVLUVuZ3F6O6TMNzAKJ95PgheUyS/w480-h640/2021-05-28+16.30.32-1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9pI_0qRpSfhOfo9XE2RqZRgLNiBbaVoQkx4NIyNsGSXLqKABggml-3l2i5KfrqDKp9T7pQwsuis1-OdVXArQ5Kb8wN9exhUcbUfSaIc_ZUbmlfHo2Busidyqt9Tsqs5FTsrl2C0KHBEy/s2048/2021-05-28+16.10.00+HDR-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9pI_0qRpSfhOfo9XE2RqZRgLNiBbaVoQkx4NIyNsGSXLqKABggml-3l2i5KfrqDKp9T7pQwsuis1-OdVXArQ5Kb8wN9exhUcbUfSaIc_ZUbmlfHo2Busidyqt9Tsqs5FTsrl2C0KHBEy/w480-h640/2021-05-28+16.10.00+HDR-1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These little "altar" inserts are found at each end of the suspension bridge. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAlJB4qdbkN2uKic4g96RSjwKvTzYj-HKoUWyVZYZgI0QHqrez5Dvs4PkixrC3vr5wJg99RC-dNDeCfhJLxjd8N-82539YrExrHCvvjbKi-SeS0oklRKTay-s7BMh6178crf6dRZNNedYd/s2048/2021-05-28+16.43.17-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAlJB4qdbkN2uKic4g96RSjwKvTzYj-HKoUWyVZYZgI0QHqrez5Dvs4PkixrC3vr5wJg99RC-dNDeCfhJLxjd8N-82539YrExrHCvvjbKi-SeS0oklRKTay-s7BMh6178crf6dRZNNedYd/w480-h640/2021-05-28+16.43.17-1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This trail was a fun little find and one I hadn't ever heard of before. In researching it, I found lots of pictures of beautiful fall foliage, so we'll definitely be coming back during that season. After our hike, we took a stroll through the fun shops in Nevada City and had a delicious dinner at <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mi+Pueblo+Taqueria/@39.262691,-121.019241,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x809b7a719d226447:0xc583caa9016e5f46!8m2!3d39.2626898!4d-121.0170639" target="_blank">Mi Pueblo Taqueria</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">More info about this trail found here:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.bylt.org/trail/deer-creek-nisenan-bridge/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bear Yuba Land Trust</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nevadacitychamber.com/nevada-city-things-to-do/outdoor-recreation/hiking-trails/deer-creek-tribute-trail/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nevada City Chamber of Commerce</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.weekendsherpa.com/stories/hike-to-angkula-seo-suspension-bridge-near-nevada-city" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Weekend Sherpa</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comNisenan Tribute Site Trail Head, Deer Creek Tribute Trail, Nevada City, CA 95959, USA39.2617822 -121.030969639.255137067321911 -121.03955266884766 39.268427332678087 -121.02238653115235tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4888961713733355722.post-71795735712066873862021-01-31T11:15:00.000-08:002021-01-31T11:15:27.507-08:001.30.21 ... Quarry Trail ASRA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIic5kbEpvKKYazM8lERTV7t9GQOJWeWpJDbsgPduDt9YT-y1MWdojinen4N6VIImyh5SA-OeK1OfvGoNvybyWjfY4zM8auU9Qfmy5qL6fUNT2NBlQpiZ_gwKaWmcFtwEx1Wbe09jhfMMB/s2048/2021-01-30+12.04.58-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIic5kbEpvKKYazM8lERTV7t9GQOJWeWpJDbsgPduDt9YT-y1MWdojinen4N6VIImyh5SA-OeK1OfvGoNvybyWjfY4zM8auU9Qfmy5qL6fUNT2NBlQpiZ_gwKaWmcFtwEx1Wbe09jhfMMB/w640-h480/2021-01-30+12.04.58-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Hike Details: </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Elevation range</b>: 600-700', mostly level trail with a few ups and downs</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Trailhead Location</b>: <a href="http://www.canyonkeepers.org/tgquar.pdf" target="_blank">Auburn State Recreation Area, Quarry Trail</a> parking, this is a fee area though you can also park along the side of the road where it's not marked as a fee area, but this fills up quickly on the weekends</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Mileage</b>: 3-5 miles, but you can hike out for as long as you want along the river</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Hiking time</b>: 1-2 hours</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Bathrooms</b>: Pit toilet at trailhead, plus a few others along the trail</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Accessibility: </b>The first mile of this trail is labeled as a wheelchair-accessible trail, which is a fairly flat gravel road.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqy2Cq2QjrKuAAsyQkAC_uvhicB7n4wI-ENR_V6OBAWa-gGHi-KhWh4u6H-mnKuIzxekMcWmqOtyWJ_6_EmZ2lMZYP2k3OxPHOJpAJ6CSuH6GOh8jOr7AeJsjX9GzUwCNyUS3OIjwq3Aum/s2040/Quarry+Trail+map.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="2040" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqy2Cq2QjrKuAAsyQkAC_uvhicB7n4wI-ENR_V6OBAWa-gGHi-KhWh4u6H-mnKuIzxekMcWmqOtyWJ_6_EmZ2lMZYP2k3OxPHOJpAJ6CSuH6GOh8jOr7AeJsjX9GzUwCNyUS3OIjwq3Aum/w640-h482/Quarry+Trail+map.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://caltopo.com/m/888E" target="_blank">Link to CalTopo Map</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is a nice, easy trail with lots of options for variety and challenge. It's great for everyone from families to hardcore trail runners. You can hike out as far or as short as you want and get a lovely little dose of nature along the way. In the winter and spring, there's lots of water and lots of green. In the summer, you have to go early in the morning to beat the heat, or you can plan to spend some time cooling off in the river.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8teCeSbPt5Sdu4P6kPmRD-0e_0_hdQY73at8GB3bYE1cfXJYkkdY578JLeS8wDc7trKVDMF5oNHcqbBrJpg3KJBRPQ8-dGcE2Dlv9lKGLZ5aPW-s3U3gMyOWTAQ1gne-f4brm2kS5ey1/s2048/2021-01-30+10.32.35-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8teCeSbPt5Sdu4P6kPmRD-0e_0_hdQY73at8GB3bYE1cfXJYkkdY578JLeS8wDc7trKVDMF5oNHcqbBrJpg3KJBRPQ8-dGcE2Dlv9lKGLZ5aPW-s3U3gMyOWTAQ1gne-f4brm2kS5ey1/w480-h640/2021-01-30+10.32.35-1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love all kinds of trees, but I especially love lichen-covered trees, and there were plenty of those on this trail. They just look so soft and velvety.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLcxuaBRt5Bm_7msDnNLunhkSiMeGuSu7wBEJn4tVZ8zUo0JptIXR08VJMWHigj8A23l5ioBs8mre-y6i8tJjRda0YAMyMz6AsbfGscDnKXcDuljYHFbixch9lbImSRaeV4UU0cPmIIKuD/s2048/2021-01-30+10.20.16-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLcxuaBRt5Bm_7msDnNLunhkSiMeGuSu7wBEJn4tVZ8zUo0JptIXR08VJMWHigj8A23l5ioBs8mre-y6i8tJjRda0YAMyMz6AsbfGscDnKXcDuljYHFbixch9lbImSRaeV4UU0cPmIIKuD/w640-h480/2021-01-30+10.20.16-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8PLvwezKg9BbjdFyrj90yI-VrOUoHxzvyAJJYgVTPJRfhGWHd4XVP0-h-sOQiJwzosN-Btw_gfH3W4B0Bl8QE4nQK6QvXNZIQ_AjPeSlNov7gfY8De-PTmbJWiiQ5-UTYeTolIalcGg0/s2048/2021-01-30+11.36.58+HDR-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8PLvwezKg9BbjdFyrj90yI-VrOUoHxzvyAJJYgVTPJRfhGWHd4XVP0-h-sOQiJwzosN-Btw_gfH3W4B0Bl8QE4nQK6QvXNZIQ_AjPeSlNov7gfY8De-PTmbJWiiQ5-UTYeTolIalcGg0/w480-h640/2021-01-30+11.36.58+HDR-1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This trail, which used to be a railroad line, leads to where the old quarry operation was located with some foundations still remaining.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3oKKRiHwHZCSCPx7l6IsyKMi-WcF5XhagQPlIchmM5dcBxif6NhGwqSJxR1FNTDKK8fYs1iPSg5RmQDHMn5MTBiZVzYPJGpR4oREaKO9JUyilnxG2cDInxcXgSNTrfAqpXk9PpMUIX1N_/s2048/2021-01-30+10.42.53+HDR-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3oKKRiHwHZCSCPx7l6IsyKMi-WcF5XhagQPlIchmM5dcBxif6NhGwqSJxR1FNTDKK8fYs1iPSg5RmQDHMn5MTBiZVzYPJGpR4oREaKO9JUyilnxG2cDInxcXgSNTrfAqpXk9PpMUIX1N_/w480-h640/2021-01-30+10.42.53+HDR-1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">When you reach a big open area with a picnic area and interpretive signs, you'll see a sign leading up the road to a climbing area. It's a steep little hill, but well worth the hike! You'll arrive at the old granite quarry amphitheater that is now used by climbers. It's a gorgeous little area and even if you're not a climber, it's fun to just sit and watch and admire their skills.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWVAqO2HpwG18HYGkj1C7m9ufeMblDVB05_mj2O3KeswbEbWEY476hpBKHJti9PxsfawxpuJ1Wh49Gqiw5Sz91p0BwKaQ-S0W4Ek91iCHnCGv1T0CIlUuEwwfb9h6bDs0pJhHNL-HZn5U6/s2048/2021-01-30+10.59.28+HDR-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWVAqO2HpwG18HYGkj1C7m9ufeMblDVB05_mj2O3KeswbEbWEY476hpBKHJti9PxsfawxpuJ1Wh49Gqiw5Sz91p0BwKaQ-S0W4Ek91iCHnCGv1T0CIlUuEwwfb9h6bDs0pJhHNL-HZn5U6/w640-h480/2021-01-30+10.59.28+HDR-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyt0V1cQi7Et6rMH3TtGfI1rgk0PQkoYxb-IjeiW3M2lG1KSx98pPC03ct_ngCZSayoUoI9GR2oD_bpZDeEQrXLjLWnlkyfAZNBpD9aDwa1GDmYQvpbFYyn6Wpaxw7ZwUeq7h1st6T2I7U/s2048/2021-01-30+11.01.45-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyt0V1cQi7Et6rMH3TtGfI1rgk0PQkoYxb-IjeiW3M2lG1KSx98pPC03ct_ngCZSayoUoI9GR2oD_bpZDeEQrXLjLWnlkyfAZNBpD9aDwa1GDmYQvpbFYyn6Wpaxw7ZwUeq7h1st6T2I7U/w480-h640/2021-01-30+11.01.45-1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRIfipS2fTNwKhZUL1y-7BstksT7BngfJJH_mGOB5VoTvitAI5Rv3ni3QgHMtHd0Uv4Bxqq2tWv8zvQ_NSFRMnybQbI12dj3YIv4M9oFyyzIa2Z5g9VQ1_5x0cazRuvT17K7fmQ5wO7PR/s2048/2021-01-30+11.03.19+HDR-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRIfipS2fTNwKhZUL1y-7BstksT7BngfJJH_mGOB5VoTvitAI5Rv3ni3QgHMtHd0Uv4Bxqq2tWv8zvQ_NSFRMnybQbI12dj3YIv4M9oFyyzIa2Z5g9VQ1_5x0cazRuvT17K7fmQ5wO7PR/w480-h640/2021-01-30+11.03.19+HDR-1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSatsaI_YuIJRP3GSZbKxq5E1Yr2Nt2DEVSP4iHXvBHrjaapae-wdePu0UL6wGWeIuaV-f6cc_dvdfPJh0JpO6w9gTfkNcXH_zl7G_r9c5NevPedwarPAdGF4654aNzMghyphenhyphenD7cX3uYApQC/s2048/2021-01-30+11.05.03+HDR-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSatsaI_YuIJRP3GSZbKxq5E1Yr2Nt2DEVSP4iHXvBHrjaapae-wdePu0UL6wGWeIuaV-f6cc_dvdfPJh0JpO6w9gTfkNcXH_zl7G_r9c5NevPedwarPAdGF4654aNzMghyphenhyphenD7cX3uYApQC/w640-h480/2021-01-30+11.05.03+HDR-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">When you hike back down and continue on the main trail, you'll immediately pass Hawver's Cave. This is a cave that was discovered in 1900, where prehistoric fossils were found, and then later was used for the mine operation. It was closed during WWII and later gated off in 2006. So unfortunately the only view you get is through the gate. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZgid0NpCQlbueX2nqTTwsB922zj9wHd8rRyjtss4_96S3oyNXE4vRp1Oad4a3kpEga4WYpUStjMR0VQcZ7LKXh9coPDmklLPM51uYus6BQQXo7o7phXF1HqgMOaMQHJtNWGNI28QMMYR/s2048/2021-01-30+11.15.01-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZgid0NpCQlbueX2nqTTwsB922zj9wHd8rRyjtss4_96S3oyNXE4vRp1Oad4a3kpEga4WYpUStjMR0VQcZ7LKXh9coPDmklLPM51uYus6BQQXo7o7phXF1HqgMOaMQHJtNWGNI28QMMYR/w640-h480/2021-01-30+11.15.01-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB6JjPpQRiZmO4kmkelJk_0oZkvq_2V9kmZE_tZLN-E0BUUbxMhn1_PktR76dWmaj6lCcD_XxlJ0qxMoEx6zsCZs79YV9UzJ3QznG9mgQOr_oLD-EP1LV-VaOXAtfgjhYbdHlRA50AfGVV/s2048/2021-01-30+11.16.08-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB6JjPpQRiZmO4kmkelJk_0oZkvq_2V9kmZE_tZLN-E0BUUbxMhn1_PktR76dWmaj6lCcD_XxlJ0qxMoEx6zsCZs79YV9UzJ3QznG9mgQOr_oLD-EP1LV-VaOXAtfgjhYbdHlRA50AfGVV/w480-h640/2021-01-30+11.16.08-1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are numerous picnic tables along the trail, so when the weather is nice these would be great places to stop and enjoy the view.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhpn2tq-IvTYS3m-2bYyuYnY6sUqnRBCB47rypJqEikK42qQXLdAkkobqS0cVFlOLA7RVv8HfuVvAbsgMQCMKlA4ZSv0iPsRf7R92F41w94eXUcHHjEUJXUeLwTC8QRgg61RRsAbhOVmlE/s2048/2021-01-30+11.18.25-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhpn2tq-IvTYS3m-2bYyuYnY6sUqnRBCB47rypJqEikK42qQXLdAkkobqS0cVFlOLA7RVv8HfuVvAbsgMQCMKlA4ZSv0iPsRf7R92F41w94eXUcHHjEUJXUeLwTC8QRgg61RRsAbhOVmlE/w640-h480/2021-01-30+11.18.25-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2BiYyNvIqHoWAdmI7ifh-e4yR_6KmCtprxoq72nf0X_ooy0mcaMgW_yh5oFFxuiI-1b4szy6GLTkTLSaGpaixjK6EcLaXekA0DbzSBgDyDe0tqnMfxagSbOUm-SP6DsOBTA4f2J6BaA29/s2048/2021-01-30+11.21.09-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2BiYyNvIqHoWAdmI7ifh-e4yR_6KmCtprxoq72nf0X_ooy0mcaMgW_yh5oFFxuiI-1b4szy6GLTkTLSaGpaixjK6EcLaXekA0DbzSBgDyDe0tqnMfxagSbOUm-SP6DsOBTA4f2J6BaA29/w640-h480/2021-01-30+11.21.09-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8af2PIOdfGJBEJq2ahozx_oT1Lh05y2aBZhzU6ZDbIHZjtL747kARJZqZl2q8PDezvshp2xbwrccPMh2gkwE5lOoq2d978zmbVLggzLu96_Q6F_0BIEASdnoS6CuppjXyMwKlPX65kQu/s2048/2021-01-30+11.28.38-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8af2PIOdfGJBEJq2ahozx_oT1Lh05y2aBZhzU6ZDbIHZjtL747kARJZqZl2q8PDezvshp2xbwrccPMh2gkwE5lOoq2d978zmbVLggzLu96_Q6F_0BIEASdnoS6CuppjXyMwKlPX65kQu/w480-h640/2021-01-30+11.28.38-1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyf0NmRx88afPCu9B2P4N6mz6VClNLLbwgguRcqt5bLYEHQkRKKDW5mTpe2Y-CdTRm4-O4ulOoyfNSILe9RrdjTrCMg71Uwn6FUe0y7kaCbztY2ZpRJTVgpXtrH8DPNDVeXVRbqnukX1F/s2048/2021-01-30+10.46.32-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyf0NmRx88afPCu9B2P4N6mz6VClNLLbwgguRcqt5bLYEHQkRKKDW5mTpe2Y-CdTRm4-O4ulOoyfNSILe9RrdjTrCMg71Uwn6FUe0y7kaCbztY2ZpRJTVgpXtrH8DPNDVeXVRbqnukX1F/w640-h480/2021-01-30+10.46.32-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is overall a great little hike to have in your back pocket whenever you want to just get outside for a quick dose of nature! Here's your 15 seconds of zen...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='640' height='532' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyX4P0QJkayGNCrm3OMsb1RYv0dmTUYVqHqnj1h09cYmewphSwzLlpBzuCvFcGcNF5zNxeoLzw0ORyMftdtuw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comQuarry Road Trail, 150 CA-193, Auburn, CA 95603, USA38.912313999999988 -121.035625810.602080163821142 -156.1918758 67.222547836178833 -85.8793758tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4888961713733355722.post-44701866555382889822020-01-24T22:52:00.004-08:002021-01-30T21:15:46.032-08:001.24.20 ... Donner Summit Snowshoeing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 14.85px;">Elevation range - 7200'</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 14.85px;">Trailhead Location - Donner Summit Sno-Park</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 14.85px;">Mileage - 3.75 miles round trip - from the Sno-Park trailhead past Azalea Lake, then a loop around Flora Lake and back.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 14.85px;">Hiking time - about 3 hours, with lots of time for stopping to take pictures.</span><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: merriweather;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></span>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 14.85px;">As someone who doesn't normally like the cold, somehow snowshoeing has become a favorite winter activity! Cue the music..."the cold never bothered me anyway!"... :) </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We always start off with lots of warm layers, but it doesn't usually take more than about 15-20 minutes before we're shedding jackets and gloves because it's so easy to warm up when you're snowshoeing. It's a great workout!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">The trail heads out from the Donner Summit Sno-Park parking lot and essentially follows the hiking path of the PCT.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; text-align: center;">We went past both Azalea Lake and Flora Lake. The sun kept popping in and out all morning through quickly moving clouds, which was beautiful.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; text-align: center;">After Azalea Lake we climbed the ridge looking out over Donner Lake--gorgeous!</span></div>
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We had a free day after the 4th of July so we (meaning I) decided to head out on another hike (and the boys went along with it, haha!). This was a new one that I hadn't heard of, though I've hiked a few trails in the general vicinity. I have to say this is now right up there in the top 5 of my favorite hikes for its incredible beauty! And a good thing it was so beautiful, because it was a tough little hike--good incline, higher elevation and a few added miles due to the campground being closed for parking (see info below).</div>
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This is Wrights Lake, so clear and beautiful!</div>
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Elevation range - 7,000-8,000'<br />
Location - Desolation Wilderness - Take Hwy. 50 East from Placerville, go just past Kyburz and turn left onto Wrights Lake Road, drive 8 miles to the entrance of Wrights Lake Recreation Area. When we arrived, the gate was closed and the campground was not yet open, so we had to park in the first parking area and then walk a mile in to the trailhead, adding 2 miles roundtrip to the hike!<br />
Mileage - See above, without the extra mileage, the hike would be 6 miles roundtrip, but we ended up doing 8 miles<br />
Bathrooms - Not for us, bummer! But when the campground is open, the pit toilet bathrooms (no running water) should be open.<br />
Hiking time - 4 hours<br />
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The trail starts out at the Northeast corner of Wrights Lake. From there we crossed a few creeks, went past a beautiful meadow and hiked among the trees for about a mile or so.</div>
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Desolation Wilderness is well-named--not so much because it's desolate of people as we saw quite a few hikers, but because the terrain looks somewhat desolate in places. But still so beautiful!</div>
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Is this the definition of being "between a rock and a hard place"? ;)</div>
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I love trees with a little character!</div>
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Just the beginning of MANY waterfalls! The water was rushing cold and fast all along the way, sometimes wide and smooth and then narrow and swift in other places.</div>
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This canyon waterfall was spectacular--a few hundred feet off of the trail across the granite rocks.</div>
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We arrived! Twin Lakes (lake #1) - stunning! Perfect spot for a lunch break. You can see a waterfall across the way coming down from the sheer cliffs which drops down into the second lake. We didn't have time to circle around to the other side to see it, but I'm sure it's just as beautiful.</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comWrights Lake, California 95720, USA38.8491303 -120.2317997000000138.8429473 -120.24188470000001 38.8553133 -120.2217147tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4888961713733355722.post-48508591363959989052019-01-25T21:05:00.001-08:002019-07-10T22:27:57.907-07:001.25.19 ... Echo Lake SnowshoeingHike Details:<br />
Elevation range - 7400-7600'<br />
Location - Echo Lake - from Hwy. 50 Eastbound, take the Echo Lake/Sno-Park turn-off (just before reaching Echo Summit). A Sno-Park permit is required ($5) and must be purchased ahead of time, I got mine at REI. The snow trail begins right across from the entrance to the Sno-Park, on what would be Echo Lakes Road.<br />
Mileage - 1.25 mi. from the parking lot to the edge of Echo Lake. From there we hiked up just a little ways on the north ridge to see the view overlooking Lake Tahoe.<br />
Hiking time - about 3 hours, with lots of time for stopping to take pictures and lunch at the lake.<br />
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An awesome group of nine of us set out on the trail on this beautiful, sunny winter day! A few of the women were first-time snowshoers, so it was fun to share a new adventure with them! I've hiked here in the summer a few times, so I was looking forward to seeing what it was like all covered in snow.</div>
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The trail to the lake essentially follows what would be Echo Lakes Road during the summer. The snow was pretty packed down from lots of previous cross-country skiers and snowshoers. But that made it nice and easy to find our way. It's a relatively easy trail, just a few ups and downs to give you a little extra exercise.</div>
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This road crosses paths with both the Tahoe Rim Trail and the PCT, though we probably were only on either one for just a short bit.</div>
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Along the way, we got glimpses in the distance of beautiful Lake Tahoe.</div>
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We've had a few weeks of blizzard snowstorms up in the Sierras so the snow pack was nice and deep!</div>
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We made it to the lake, which was covered in deep ice and snow! At least that's what we assumed and hoped based on seeing lots of tracks across the lake, and a few cross-country skiers making their way to the other side.</div>
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We weren't quite ready to venture out onto the ice ourselves, but decided to sit along the edge and eat our lunches. You couldn't ask for a better view!</div>
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Then we hiked up a little bit on the north side of the lake to a viewpoint overlooking Lake Tahoe. There are definitely some sketchy slopes in this area, so we made sure to stay away from those.</div>
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The view from here was worth it!</div>
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Okay, not only do I have really nice and wonderful friends, they're all just so darn cute too!</div>
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Back at the lake, we decided to venture a little ways out onto the snowy ice. Eek, just a little scary, but we had seen plenty of people out there, we didn't see any cracks or melting areas and it was very solid with a thick layer of snow on top.</div>
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Such a beautiful day with beautiful friends enjoying this beautiful snowy scenery!</div>
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<i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">“I wonder if the snow </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">loves</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, "Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.” </span></i></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #686868; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 14.85px;">Elevation range - about 1200-1300' (lots of little ups and downs but no huge elevation changes)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #686868; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 14.85px;">Location - take Hwy. 65 North, through Marysville, to Hwy. 70 North to Oroville, take Grand Ave. exit, turn left on Table Mountain Rd., then right on Cherokee Rd., it's a windy, small road up to the top of the plateau. Parking lot will be on the left by a large oak tree. <b>Note: This is now a fee area, go here to purchase a pass before you go: </b></span><span style="color: #686868; font-family: "merriweather";"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><a href="https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/licensing/lands-pass">https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/licensing/lands-pass</a></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #686868; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 14.85px;">Mileage - 5 miles roundtrip (depending on how much wandering around you do)</span><br />
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Everything here is unbelievably green...</div>
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Yes, everything really is this green! No wonder these cows are so content. :)</div>
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The drought has ended (for now) and the wildflowers have come back in abundance! It looked like a colorful carpet everywhere we turned--yellow, purple, white, pink! </div>
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Not only do I have the cutest friends...</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">but they're nice enough to be willing to traipse across cow pastures with me! :)</span></div>
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Okay, here we go, wildflower overload! Let's start with yellow...<br />
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The other highlight of this area is the many babbling creeks flowing down over the edge of the plateau into beautiful waterfalls. </div>
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The most spectacular and surprising waterfall is Phantom Falls--it looks so out of place at the edge of a pasture! We've hiked down to the bottom of it before but decided to skip that this time since the weather was looking stormy. There has obviously been a fire in this canyon sometime since we were last here--lots of brown trees. :(</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">And let this last one be a cautionary reminder: accidents happen! Thankfully not to us, but we saw a woman being airlifted back to the parking lot to be taken in an ambulance after what appeared to be (fortunately for her) a minor leg injury. We don't know what happened. but there were plenty of places we saw where someone could get injured. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #686868; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 14.85px;">Elevation range - about 600-700' (lots of little ups and downs but no huge elevation changes)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #686868; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 14.85px;">Location - from Eastbound I-80, take the Hwy. 49 South exit towards Placerville, follow it through Auburn and down into the American River Canyon. Parking is along the street or in a few lots that require a permit. For this trail, we parked on the right side of the road, right after you cross the bridge over the river.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #686868; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 14.85px;">Bathrooms: Yes, porta-potties</span><br />
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We only had time for a quick, nearby hike so we went to one of our go-to spots, the American River confluence, and took off across No Hands Bridge onto the Western States Trail. </div>
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A stop along the way was the "Black Hole of Calcutta" Falls. I have no idea why it's called that and some internet searching turned up nothing. It definitely sounds more exotic and interesting than it really is, but it's a pretty little waterfall. </div>
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We found a trail heading down to the river with a beautiful little cove, some entertaining geese and the calming sound of rushing water. Perfect morning meditation.</div>
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By the time we were heading back, it was warm short-sleeve weather. How can this be February?! We're pretty spoiled to get to hike in such beautiful weather year-round!</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #686868; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 14.85px;">Elevation range - about 7200' (lots of little ups and downs but no huge elevation changes)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #686868; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 14.85px;">Location - from Eastbound I-80, take the Boreal Ski/Donner Summit Sno-Park exit, turn left (going opposite of Boreal) and the road dead ends at the Sno-Park (fee is $5 per vehicle, passes need to be bought ahead of time at REI or other Truckee locations). You could also possibly park at the rest area at the next exit which is closer to the junction with the PCT.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #686868; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 14.85px;">Bathrooms: Yes, a pit toilet </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #686868; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 14.85px;">Mileage - 4-5 miles roundtrip</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #686868; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 14.85px;">Hiking time - 3+ hours (including stop for lunch)</span><br />
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We're ready to go! This was a first time snowshoeing for a few of my friends and they loved it!</div>
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We were worried we wouldn't have much snow, but there was plenty!</div>
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The first little frozen lake</div>
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Doesn't she look like she belongs in some cool, adventure magazine ad?</div>
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Azalea Lake</div>
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Flora Lake</div>
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Skating on thin ice? Nah, just a few feet from the edge and the ice was thick and solid. We saw tracks all the way across the lake but we're not that daring.</div>
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We climbed a little ridge above Flora Lake to see this incredible view of Donner Lake and beyond. </div>
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Perfect day, perfect weather! (Now we just need some more snow to last the rest of the winter!)</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #686868; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 14.85px;">Elevation range - sea level :)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #686868; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 14.85px;">Location - Limantour Beach at Pt. Reyes, we parked at the Limantour Beach Parking Lot</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #686868; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 14.85px;">Bathrooms: Yes, pit toilet</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #686868; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 14.85px;">Mileage - 5 miles roundtrip</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #686868; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 14.85px;">Hiking time - 2 hours</span><br />
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We took a fun family day to Pt. Reyes to enjoy some January sunshine. </div>
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"Dog is his co-pilot" ;)</div>
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This is why we still have a minivan, for carrying all the grown-up kids!</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #686868; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 14.85px;">Easy trail to follow...just walk along the ocean as far as you want to go! :) Jack, the grand-dog, is a fun pal to have along on a hike! We chose this beach because it has a dogs-allowed section.</span><br />
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We walked past Coast Camp where the boys have camped numerous times with the Scouts. This tree used to have a fun tree swing with an amazing view but sadly it's been taken down.</div>
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These little birds were so funny to watch as they followed the waves in and out.</div>
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We had lunch at this beautiful spot.</div>
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After the beach we drove to the lighthouse and passed a herd of elk. </div>
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Such a beautiful view of the hills above the ocean.</div>
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At the beach near the lighthouse we saw an aptly named elephant seal.</div>
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Cool tree tunnel on the way back.</div>
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A beautiful sunset to end a lovely day...</div>
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Jack ended the day in the same spot he started -- snoozing between the seats after running on the beach all day! Such a cute puppy!</div>
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Hike Details:<br />
Elevation range - from about 2300' down to 1300'<br />
Location - from Eastbound I-80, take the Colfax exit (135), turn left at the stop sign to get on to the frontage road called North Canyon Way, drive .6 mile to the parking lot on the left.<br />
Bathrooms: Yes, a pit toilet (better than nothing, just barely)<br />
Mileage - 7.5 miles roundtrip<br />
Hiking time - 4 hours (including stop for lunch)<br />
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<a name='more'></a>It's surprising that I hadn't hiked this trail yet considering it's a pretty popular one, at least according to some hike blogs and books I've read, especially in the spring when there are wildflowers. Now I can see why it's so popular--it's gorgeous! But on this day when it was chilly, there were only a few other hikers on the trail.<br />
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I love hiking first thing in the morning when the sun is just starting to come through the trees or emerging over a mountain ridge.<br />
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Ladybugs, thousands of them, in hibernation -- we looked it up, it's a thing.</div>
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Trees never cease to amaze me with their ability to grow in places that seem impossible. We can learn a lot from them!</div>
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So funny, we totally missed seeing this cave on the way in but noticed coming out. We wished we had a better flashlight!</div>
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Whew, the only down side to this trail is the up side -- you have to hike down to the river, but what goes down, must come up. Ugh, a long hill back to trailhead. But totally worth it for the beautiful views!</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #686868; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 14.85px;">Elevation range - about 800' (lots of little ups and downs but no huge elevation changes)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #686868; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 14.85px;">Location - from Eastbound I-80, take Exit 130, W. Paoli Lane. From the exit, turn left onto W. Paoli Lane, then continue straight on Paoli Lane (don't go back over the freeway on W. Paoli Lane). It ends at Ponderosa Road, then turn right and just keep going! It becomes a dirt road, single lane, and is SUPER bumpy! We drove my husband's truck and we were still worried about all the bumps! Definitely not a place I'd go with a sketchy vehicle as there's also no cell coverage down in the canyon. Just keep driving down the windy road until you get to the river and there's a small parking lot.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #686868; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 14.85px;">Bathrooms: Maybe? Might be a pit toilet at the trailhead, if there was we didn't use it.</span><br />
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I made my husband go out on an early-morning hike when we had a rare Saturday morning with no responsibilities. I've wanted to check out this trail ever since I tried getting to it with a friend and we decided to turn back since the road was so sketchy.</div>
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I love the morning sunlight in the canyon!</div>
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We saw these cool looking little spider webs that looked like little ghost flowers.</div>
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The waterfall is along a trail up in one of the little ravines above the river. It was pretty impressive considering it's November and we hadn't had much rain at all.</div>
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This is the bridge across the river which takes you to Ponderosa Way on the other side and up towards Foresthill Road.</div>
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Just a quick, last-minute hike up the hill in Auburn, but once we hit the "Training Hill" there was nothing quick about it. We've done this trail before and apparently I blocked out of my memory just how steep this trail was and how long the steepness lasted. For the hardcore long-distance trail runners I'm sure this is nothing, but it kicked our behinds this morning. Still fun though and a beautiful morning hike!</div>
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Seemed like every time we thought we had made it to the top, there was yet again another steep climb! They're not kidding when they say the Training Hill Trail is steep!</div>
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But we made it to the top and we're still smiling! :)</div>
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There are not enough superlatives to properly describe this area! Stunning, gorgeous, breathtaking, glorious, incredible and on and on! Which also means that pictures don't quite do it justice, especially since I forgot my "real" camera and only had my iPhone. But even with that, hopefully you can get a sense of the beauty of this hike.</div>
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Love this picture of my boy and his dog.<br />
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And love my other boy and the dog loves him too.<br />
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Hiking with a dog was a new experience for me. Jack is now my new favorite hiking buddy!<br />
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I loved watching him run excitedly ahead of us but always turn back to make sure we were still behind him.<br />
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Isn't he so cute??!!<br />
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A random old car near what must have been some kind of bridge?<br />
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Snow!! (Most likely from last winter, though there was some snow last week too)<br />
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There were beautiful little creeks flowing down along the trail on both parts of the loop.<br />
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Loved getting to hike with these three!<br />
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Nothing better than being in my favorite mountains with my favorite people!<br />
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Round Top Lake with Round Top Mountain in the distance -- that's a destination for the next time!<br />
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Goodbye for now to this beautiful wilderness!<br />
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Jack could keep hiking, but Ryan is done!<br />
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It's been on my "bucket list" ever since my grandson was born to take him hiking with me! It's a little tough since he lives all the way across the country in Philadelphia, but when they were visiting this week it was finally time to drag them up to the mountains and get them on the trail with me. </div>
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L. is a 4-yr-old big city kid, so he does a lot of city walking now that he's almost outgrown a stroller, but dirt trails in the mountains are a whole different experience. He was a little reluctant at first and required a fair bit of trickery, bribery and flat out carrying to get him up the trail to the lake, but once we were there he loved it and his favorite thing was throwing rocks in Frog Lake. </div>
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We arrived at beautiful Frog Lake...</div>
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It was a great day and one of my favorite hikes! Can't wait to take little L. hiking again!</div>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Elevation</b> - 6400' up to 7630'</li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Location</b> - On I-80, take the Donner Lake Road exit (not to be confused with Donner Pass Road), go north of the freeway to Billy Mack Rd and the trailhead parking is just up the road on the right.</li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">Mileage</b><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">- 6 miles roundtrip</span></li>
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I happened across the info for this trail while looking on a website for something else. I'd never heard of this hike, which is surprising because it's so close to the freeway and right in the area where I've done quite a few hikes. So I decided to try it out with a friend and it was a beautiful little gem! And a good, strenuous climb up to Donner Ridge with a lovely view of Castle Peak in one direction and Mt. Judah/Anderson Peak/Tinker Knob in the other direction across the freeway.<br />
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The only downside to this hike is the freeway noise for the first mile or so, but once we got up the canyon a little farther it wasn't nearly as noticeable. But being near the freeway is also an advantage sometimes when you want easy access (and cell coverage).<br />
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This hike can be described in one word: green! So much beautiful green everywhere and lots of lush ferns, thanks to the bountiful rain and snow we've had. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves...<br />
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As if spending the morning in the mountains wasn't enough, we ended the day with a visit to the temple--it's like visiting a spiritual mountain. So much peace and calmness are found there, just in a different way than being in the mountains. I go to the temple for much the same reasons I go to the mountains--read the poem in the side bar --> </div>
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<li><b>Elevation</b> - 5,075' - 5,575'</li>
<li><b>Location</b> - From Sacramento take Hwy. 50 East. About 20 miles past Placerville take a left turn on Ice House Road. Follow this road (very windy, but beautiful) for about 18 miles. (At about 12 miles is the Crystal Basin Ranger Station on the right--nice bathrooms, worth stopping!) Continue on until you cross a bridge over a creek. Big Silver Group Campground is on the left, and the turnoff to Bassi Falls is immediately across from it on the right. Take the turn, then when you reach a fork in the road, you can go left and drive up to within about a half mile from the falls. But we drove to the right and parked in a big open area where a trail headed down to the right towards the creek. It's about 2 miles to the falls from here, see the picture below with the sign.</li>
<li><b>Mileage</b> - 4.5 miles roundtrip</li>
<li><b>Hiking time</b> - 3 hours</li>
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The trail pretty much followed the creek the whole way so we knew we were always headed in the right direction.</div>
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We rounded the corner and caught a glimpse of the falls -- a wow moment! (even though it doesn't look so wow in this picture)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Hiking with these two means we're always laughing while we walk.)</td></tr>
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Happy birthday to ME!!! </div>
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It's like this whole area has been designed by a professional landscape architect! Oh, wait, it has! The original Landscape Architect! And just for us, isn't that amazing?!</div>
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We met up with another friend who was hiking here on the same day. She'd told me there was a way to get to the top of the falls. We followed a trail up through the trees on the left of the waterfall.</div>
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But then got to these rocks that looked a little trickier to climb than what we wanted to do. I decided falling down a waterfall on my birthday was probably not the best way to celebrate. ;) Maybe next time?</div>
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Birthday lunch with a view, perfect!</div>
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Time to head back down the trail. So beautiful!</div>
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It wouldn't be a birthday celebration without some well-deserved ice cream! Yum!</div>
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<li><b>Elevation</b> - 6600' - 6800'</li>
<li><b>Location</b> - from I-80, take the exit for Hwy. 20 East, drive about 4 miles then turn right onto Bowman Lake Road, follow it for about 8 miles, watching for the turnoff on the right to Carr Lake. This is where the gravel road begins--sometimes fine, sometimes super bumpy. Then it's about 2 1/2 miles to the trailhead/campground parking area.</li>
<li><b>Mileage</b> - 3+ miles</li>
<li><b>Hiking time</b> - 2 hours</li>
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I was so happy my friend Melinda could hike with me! And not just because she always brings homemade chocolate chip cookies as trail food. ;) So our plan was to hike past Carr, Feeley and Island Lakes and on to Penner Lake.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ULjC06A7u4LIDSLbQEzKoKuzvixUva0FEQbk7QsjRqV6vefRRor9I_7eMVIhG56yZiH3wIAeVlwNdbu1Z7PL7pWnE1VY1QejrltcVIrJvF1IFUeFgBfHJ3G07Y1shaljDJV8FDnzbN30/s1600/Island+Lake-Penner+Lake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1237" data-original-width="1600" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ULjC06A7u4LIDSLbQEzKoKuzvixUva0FEQbk7QsjRqV6vefRRor9I_7eMVIhG56yZiH3wIAeVlwNdbu1Z7PL7pWnE1VY1QejrltcVIrJvF1IFUeFgBfHJ3G07Y1shaljDJV8FDnzbN30/s640/Island+Lake-Penner+Lake.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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But piles of snow changed that plan. We chatted with a Scout leader who was hiking in to meet up with his group. He told us the trail was about 95% covered with snow all the way to Island Lake.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We had to cross a little creek/waterfall to get over to Feeley Lake. </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">One side of the lake looked like summer.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">And the other still looked like winter. Crazy!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We were up for a little snow hiking though and just did our best to follow tracks along the side of the lake. </span></td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comCarr Lake Campground (recgovnpsdata), Nevada City, CA 95959, USA39.401863 -120.64213139.3987955 -120.64717350000001 39.4049305 -120.6370885tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4888961713733355722.post-32394539604015042342017-06-10T17:28:00.003-07:002017-06-10T22:36:55.604-07:006.10.17 ... Hidden Falls Regional Park (again)<b>Hike Details:</b><br />
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<li><b>Elevation</b> - 600-900 ft.</li>
<li><b>Location</b> - Hidden Falls Regional Park, Auburn, CA</li>
<li><b>Mileage</b> - 4-5 miles</li>
<li><b>Hiking time</b> - 2+ hours</li>
<li><b>Route</b> - map and information <a href="http://www.placer.ca.gov/departments/facility/parks/hidden-falls-regional-park" target="_blank">here</a></li>
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Just a quick Saturday morning outing with a group of kids from church as a pre-hike for a much longer "Pioneer Trek" (which will be 19 miles over 3 days in the Sierras). This was just a warmup to get them out on the trail doing some walking. Fortunately, it was a mercifully cool morning because otherwise Hidden Falls is a little too warm for summer hiking unless you plan to get wet in the creek (which one of the boys did accidentally, oops!). <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comHidden Falls Regional Park, 7587 Mears Pl, Auburn, CA 95603, USA38.9589121 -121.164173513.436877599999999 -162.4727675 64.4809466 -79.8555795tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4888961713733355722.post-39715568478065064962017-04-21T21:48:00.000-07:002017-05-15T10:54:02.050-07:004.21.17 ... South Yuba River State Park<b>Hike Details:</b><br />
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<li><b>Elevation</b> - low of 575' to high of 935'</li>
<li><b>Location</b> - <a href="http://www.southyubariverstatepark.org/" target="_blank">South Yuba River State Park</a> - Bridgeport Covered Bridge</li>
<li><b>Mileage </b>- 5 miles</li>
<li><b>Hiking time</b> - 3 hours (lots of picture taking!)</li>
<li><b>Route</b> - We parked in the lot right near the covered bridge and Visitor's Center (fee area). There's also a fee area parking lot across the river.</li>
<li><b>Weather</b> - Not too warm, not too cool, sunny and perfect for hiking!</li>
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It's hiking season again! Our main goal for this hike was to see some wildflowers. With all the rain we've had, we were hopeful there would be plenty of them. We did see some pretty flowers, but I wouldn't say it was bursting with them. But we also loved the view of the river throughout the hike and the beautiful green hills. We started on the North side of the river near the covered bridge and hiked up the hillside following the Point Defiance Loop Trail. It's a good little climb to get the heart pumping at the beginning. Then we rounded the corner and followed the trail along the river back around to where we started.<br />
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From there we crossed the road to the other parking lot and the Buttermilk Bend Trail. This section is totally flat the whole way, which is great if you want to hike with little kids. (though there are some pretty steep hillsides!) We hiked as far as a small waterfall coming down the hillside and then turned around. Lovely views, lovely flowers, just a lovely day!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But this is not a good green -- it's poison oak! We saw lots along the trail, so watch out!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of "Scotch Broom" -- apparently an invasive species but beautiful.</td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comSouth Yuba River State Park, California 49, Penn Valley, CA 95946, USA39.2957093 -121.1919877999999913.773674799999998 -162.5005818 64.8177438 -79.8833938tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4888961713733355722.post-44053121451573820352017-03-03T20:46:00.000-08:002017-06-15T20:49:30.392-07:003.3.17 ... Donner Lake SnowshoeingSnow, snow, and more snow! We pulled into the Donner Lake State Park area and were surrounded by walls of snow! <br />
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We stopped in the Visitor Center and got a map, but mostly just followed the Lake Loop Trail, though there aren't really any signs marking any of the trails. You just sort of follow tracks and find your own way. </div>
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Pretty crazy when you're snowshoeing at the height of the top of road signs! <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comDonner Memorial State Park, 12593 Donner Pass Rd, Truckee, CA 96161, USA39.322574300000007 -120.2336882999999813.800539800000006 -161.54228229999998 64.8446088 -78.925094299999984tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4888961713733355722.post-88964076491221233742016-07-24T16:12:00.001-07:002017-05-09T10:14:05.641-07:00How Trees Talk to Each Other<div style="text-align: center;">
I love Ted talks because they expose me to new ideas and concepts that I might never have considered or might never have thought interesting or appealing. I love trees, of course, and this video just makes me love them even more. Wow, so many fascinating things to learn about trees and their inter-connectedness! And there's so much symbolism in that and how it relates to us as human beings. I promise this 18 minutes will be worth your time (it might even make you wanna go hug a tree): </div>
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<a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/suzanne_simard_how_trees_talk_to_each_other" target="_blank">Suzanne Simard - How Trees Talk to Each Other</a></div>
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And this one is probably one of my favorites and this Ted talk made me think of it. It's like these two trees are holding on to each other as if to say, "It's okay, friend, I'm here!" :)</div>
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Let's be more like trees, let's take care of each other, support each other and hold each other up. </div>
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<li><b>Elevation</b> - low of 535' to high of 1194'</li>
<li><b>Location</b> - Auburn State Recreation Area - Confluence</li>
<li><b>Mileage </b>- 4-5 miles</li>
<li><b>Hiking time</b> -1 1/2 hours</li>
<li><b>Route</b> - See the map below, we parked at the Confluence beyond the bridge, near the bathroom (fee area). We followed the Stagecoach Trail, but then took a sharp left to head towards the Manzanita Trail, which took us to the Park Headquarters. We crossed Hwy. 49 to join the Western States Trail, crossed the No Hands Bridge and then crossed the river again back to the parking lot.</li>
<li><b>Weather</b> - Barely cool when we started at about 8:30, and just got progressively warmer. Fortunately we finished before it was too hot to hike.</li>
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These nifty graphics were made from the <a href="http://caltopo.com/">caltopo.com</a> website -- best hike planning/mapping website!! I'm just nerdy enough that I enjoy figuring this stuff out. And I love that the elevation profile makes it look like we climbed a really high mountain. :)</div>
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So this hike was our second choice for the day. The original plan was to go check out Codfish Falls a little further up the North Fork of the American River. We followed numerous maps and recommendations about going down Ponderosa Way, which warned of the bumpy, dirt road. I was driving a truck so I wasn't too worried. I forgot to snap a picture but grabbed this off of Google maps to show the terrain we were heading down into. We were descending steeply into the canyon and the road was very windy and very bumpy.</div>
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We drove about a mile and had at least another mile to go. There were just two of us that day and we were both starting to feel a little uneasy. We hadn't seen any cars going up or down and we no longer had cell service. That canyon was all of a sudden feeling very remote and isolated. I spoke up and said that unless we started getting cell service around the next bend (haha, wishful thinking since I have AT&T!), I thought we should turn around and go back. My friend immediately agreed with me. Fortunately, right around that next bend was about the only spot on this whole road where it was safe to turn around. So that's what we did. </div>
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Okay, now back to the hike we did end up doing. We headed to the Confluence trail area and decided to follow one of the routes I haven't done yet. We didn't have a trail map since it wasn't in the plan, but there was a group of nice older men who were happy to give us directions, though by the time the four of them were done explaining the different trail intersections we might have been better off figuring it out on our own. ;)</div>
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There's nothing particularly exciting about this trail, but it's a nice, solid workout with some beautiful river and canyon views. We got our heart pumping right at the start with a good incline.</div>
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A pretty view of the landmark Foresthill Bridge </div>
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I think this waterfall is called the Black Hole of Calcutta Falls. A very impressive sounding name for a not super impressive waterfall. Maybe it's better in the spring?</div>
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<li><b>Elevation</b> - low approx. 6,250 ft. - high of 7,000 ft.</li>
<li><b>Location</b> - Emerald Bay State Park</li>
<li><b>Mileage </b>- 4-5 miles</li>
<li><b>Hiking time</b> - 3 hours</li>
<li><b>Route</b> -We parked in the Emerald Bay State Park parking lot (fee area) on Highway 89, then walked back to the Eagle Falls trailhead. Just follow the signs to Eagle Falls and then on to Eagle Lake. Permits for the Desolation Wilderness are at the trailhead, make sure to fill one out. After coming back to the trailhead, we headed down the trail to the Vikingsholm Castle and then back up again. If I were to do this over again, I'd recommend starting by going down to Vikingsholm, then hiking back up and then over and up to Eagle Lake and then back down to the parking lot. Ending a hike with an uphill slog is slightly less fun.</li>
<li><b>Weather</b> - Cool in the morning, but it started getting pretty warm by the time we finished around noon.</li>
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I haven't had time to do much hiking yet this summer but I finally have some on the calendar and wanted to drag my two boys with me on at least one of them.</div>
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They were good sports, especially since it involved getting up before 7am to hit the road so that we could get a parking spot at the trailhead. They probably didn't believe me, but they found out I was right when we came back from the hike to find a packed parking lot and cars parked all along the road. The early bird gets the parking spot!</div>
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First stop before we ever even started the hike was the lookout right along the road at lower Eagle Falls. Oh, man, yet another hike where pictures just really don't do justice to the beauty and spectacular scenery of this hike! Seriously, I could have just sat here all day and soaked in the view.</div>
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"Stairway to Heaven" -- this is early on in the trail to Eagle Falls. I'm always amazed at the work that must have gone into making these kind of stone steps. Thank you, tough trail builders!</div>
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It doesn't take long to get to the bridge over the upper Eagle Falls. There's a nice little area where you can climb on the rocks and dip your feet in the water.</div>
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And then maybe only another mile to get to Eagle Lake. Such a beautiful lake with mountains circling all around. And that crystal clear water is amazing. And cold!</div>
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Cairns! I love cairns! Spencer decided to add his building talent to this one. He restacked it so it was perfectly balanced as it got smaller and smaller. He was proud of his handiwork!</div>
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After coming back down from the Eagle Lake trail, we walked back to the parking lot and descended down the trail headed to <a href="http://vikingsholm.com/" target="_blank">Vikingsholm "Castle"</a>, a cool old mansion built in the style of Swedish stone castles. The boys were already hungry and hot, but I coerced them into "just one more little trail". Going down was easy, but of course, what goes down must come up. It's not so fun to go uphill at the end of a hiking day, but they survived and I promised them a nice big lunch. </div>
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If I were to hike down to Vikingsholm again, I'd probably plan for a picnic lunch on the beach and maybe rent kayaks to paddle around Emerald Bay. Otherwise, it's not a hiking trail that's very interesting. But the trail up to Eagle Falls and Eagle Lake is awesome. And I'd like to go back there again and go even farther, maybe as far as Velma Lakes which I've heard are gorgeous.</div>
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<li><b>Elevation</b> - 550' - 700'</li>
<li><b>Location</b> - <a href="https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=502" target="_blank">Auburn State Recreation Area</a></li>
<li><b>Parking</b> - We parked in the lot (fee required) right at the trailhead on the left side of Highway 49 after crossing the bridge. There's often parking along the road for free if you get there early.</li>
<li><b>Mileage </b>- 5+ miles</li>
<li><b>Hiking time</b> - 2 hours</li>
<li><b>Route</b> - We just followed the trail along the river, with a little side hike up to a rock climbing area, than continued back along the river for a couple of miles, and returned back the same way.</li>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comQuarry Road Trail, 150 CA-193, Auburn, CA 95603, USA38.912313999999988 -121.0356257999999913.390279499999988 -162.3442198 64.434348499999984 -79.727031799999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4888961713733355722.post-3116682342872648382015-07-22T22:52:00.000-07:002018-04-07T19:17:42.348-07:007.17.15 ... Loves Falls<b>Hike Details:</b><br />
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<li><b>Elevation</b> - low of about 4,300 - high of 5,300 ft.</li>
<li><b>Location</b> - just outside of Sierra City, off of Hwy. 49</li>
<li><b>Mileage </b>- the plan: 3 1/2 - 4 miles; the reality: at least 5, maybe 6</li>
<li><b>Hiking time</b> - 2 1/2 hours</li>
<li><b>Route</b> - (see map and description below) - important note: the CalTopo map (and other maps) show Loves Falls as being south of the PCT, which is incorrect, unless they're naming something else as Loves Falls that are further down the river. The bridge and the bigger falls are right on the trail of the PCT.</li>
<li><b>Weather</b> - warm...okay, hot!</li>
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Hiking with 12 people was just a warm-up for the hike a few weeks later with about 50-60 people! Which is one of the reasons to pre-hike! I've done this hike before, but we decided to add a little mileage so that we'd be hiking on the PCT a little longer.<br />
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We started through the campground, got directions from the camp host, and took off up the gravel road in search of the trail intersection with the PCT. We'd walked for quite awhile and it seemed like we should have found the trail turn-off. After trudging up a hot, steep hill for much longer than we should have, we realized we needed to turn around because we'd obviously gone too far. Sure enough, about a half a mile back down the hill we saw the PCT turn-off. In our defense, it was at an angle that was hard to see from the other direction and the marker was on the other side of the trail up in some bushes. That's our story and we're sticking to it. <br />
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Oh, yeah, and we walked right past a bear. Wait, what??!! So technically we didn't see the bear, but we're 99.999% sure we heard it. We had just walked past some thick bushes right next to the trail when a few of us at the back heard a "huffing" sound. And it was loud. One of the girls said, "Hey, that sounds like a bird fluttering out of the branches." Um, sure, that's what it was. (Not!) We just kept walking and didn't make a big deal about it because we didn't want to alarm any of the girls (or the bear). Stay calm. Keep walking. <br />
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When I got home I immediately started researching bear sounds and found this website with a video that had the exact sound we heard--it sort of sounds like a horse blowing through its mouth.<br />
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http://www.bear.org/website/bear-pages/black-bear/communication/62-harmless-bluster.html<br />
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Glad to know the website calls this "harmless bluster", but it still freaked me out a little bit. Or a lot--at least enough to prompt me to go to my neighborhood REI and pick up a can of bear spray. I also did a lot of research about that and now I carry it with me on every hike.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comWild Plum Campground, Sierra City, CA 96125, USA39.5662891 -120.5991038999999914.044254599999999 -161.9076979 65.0883236 -79.290509899999989