07/17 - Carquinez Regional Shoreline

We headed Bay side with hope of cool breezes. Meeting at the Bull Valley staging area on Carquinez Scenic Dr west of Port Costa we walked a CW loop to the town and back. It has been almost exactly 5 years (7/31/19) since we walked this loop, altho we tried last September but the area was closed then. There was a fire (6-23-22) which burned over 120 acres including a large portion of the eucalyptus on the water side of the hills. They were clearing those burned trees last September. It was a good, if short, walk of under 2.5 miles and the weather was about perfect!

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 06/26 Kings Canyon Tr from Valle Vista

After a week of hot weather, the fog was back this morning and hikers were digging for extra layers. Nine of us walked an out and back route of about 4.5 miles starting from the Valle Vista staging area and heading south along the Kings Canyon Tr. The water level is still high in the reservoir and things are surprisingly green in spite of the heat wave.

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Caples Week 08-11 July

There were 7-8 of us this year with many of the usual cast missing. Chuck was alone in cabin 3 as Lee is off to Virginia with a fellowship to a interdisciplinary program at the Mellon estate sponsored by the Oak Spring Garden Foundation. John and Delia stayed in cabin 4. Donita, Linda, Jennifer and I had rooms in the lodge and Susan came for just Wednesday and Thursday, staying in cabin 1.

07-8     Old Hwy 88
We took nearly 4 hours to walk the 2 miles. There was so much to see!!
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07-09     from Schneiders to the Ridge
Because we had only one high clearance vehicle, we parked before the last downhill section to the trailhead and walked that extra quarter mile. Other wise it was very much as we have done in previous years. Up to the ridge and then north so we got a view of Tahoe and (this time) Showers Lake. About 3.5 miles
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07-10     Carson Pass to Meiss Col and beyond
This was the usual walk plus wander; mileage was at least 4 trail miles but add more for wandering about. 
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07-11     Woods-Winnemucca-Roundtop Lk- Lost Cabin Mine Tr
Up to Winnemucca, then just a bit further to find the Marsh marigolds, heather and Sierra primrose. Right! We ended up at Roundtop Lake and then went down Lost Cabin Mine Tr.  4 1/2 miles by trail, but, again,  LOTS of wandering.
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Miscellaneous at CLR
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And if you need a juniper fix

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