Two more training hikes

Dripping Springs #9

This hike was canceled due to weather conditions. Some of the other hikers were able to do it the day before and a few days after. What we did was a raining urban walk (7 bridges), then a local hike for some elevation (miner’s loop).

Here is what we planned to hike (Dripping Springs). This was going to be a good training hike because of the climb and descent. But we weren’t able to do it.

The 7 Bridges Urban Hike

 

Black Mountain, Miner’s Loop

 

PCT Red-Tailed Roost

Again, weather happened but this time we only had to modify this hike. Originally, we were going to start at Red-Tailed Roost and walk mostly downhill to Boulder Oaks. But, there was snow preventing us to be able to park at the higher elevation. So, we started at Boulder Oaks and walked up 7.5miles and then turned around and walked down. This trail was very pretty, with lots of interesting vegetation — especially memorable was the manzanita along the trail at lower elevation. On this trail we started to see some evidence of snow as we gained altitude, and then the trail was covered with packed snow. As we traversed, the areas with sun exposure were very muddy — a super slippery mud at that. The views were amazing, and the 2300 feet of climbing was not difficult. 

The plan vs the actual

Imagine us walking the reverse direction, so up to the half-point, then turn around and go back down. 

Scenes from the hike

The group of us