Miya
Because I am able.
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I worked it out to have a 5 day weekend for Labor Day.
Left work Friday night and got to Stuart Fork TH in Trinity Alps Wilderness, CA about 4.5 hours later, Saturday morning at 02:30. I enjoyed the comforts of my car again. Freckles and I hit the trail around 07:20. Ever since mine and Bobbi's trip got cut short in May (First Attempt), I have been dying to go back and get the campsite that we were not able to use before. Also, since the Carr Fire destroyed so many acres near by, I just wanted a chance to get back in case something were to happen to that area in the future.
It was only 7 miles to camp, and we were racing against one other group that I was sure wanted the same spot. I was sure if Freckles and I remained slow and steady with little to no breaks, we could beat them.
About a mile and a half in, I realized I forgot my trekking pole sitting against my car. We found me a stick and carried on and I just hoped the pole would still be there when we got back on Tuesday.
There air was still tainted with smoke pollution. All the views were hazy, but still lovely.
Second attempt at capturing this whole tree. Another fail.
I loved these trees! Looks like jigsaw pieces!
Luckily, the group I was internally racing against, had a slow dog. We made it to camp about an hour before them! I was pretty proud, I wanted the shade and the closeness to water. There was such a difference this visit, a little disappointing, but I was still happy to be there. I had every intention of swimming at the camp, but the water level was low enough for me to lay flat on my back without being halfway submerged.
We had a lazy Sunday, hiking around the area and collecting wood. I got some reading in and we hit the tents early. This was really my first time hiking a couple miles in direct sunlight, can't lie, it isn't my favorite... While the previous days trek was repeated ups and downs in forest surroundings, with little to no views, there was shade. The 90 degree weather was unwelcome. This trip only proved to me that I prefer winter hiking, and 'backpacking season' really isn't my preferred season.
Pretending there was a ghost.
I slept in till 09:30, but the plan for Monday was to just walk 2 miles towards the car and set up camp again. We took our time breaking camp and didn't leave our camp till 11:00. Just a 100 ft to the meadow and I was instantly worried about the increase in smoke. I used my Garmin to ask my mom if any new fires had popped up. We hiked on and waited for news.
My mom ended up getting back to us when we made it to the campground. She let me know that a new fire had started in the Trinity Alps, but that it was contained. It made me nervous though. Freckles was understanding and didn't mind cutting the trip short. So we took our time hiking back (in the shade) and headed back home around 17:00. AND, my trekking pole was there waiting for me!
Since the trip ended up short, and I had taken PTO, I finally had time to cut my hair and work on the yard. For extra fun, I went to the Sacramento Zoo (not the hike...but some
recaps).
This guy was cracking me up. It was messing with its mouth for over 10 minutes.
The red panda was my FAVORITE! ADORABLE.
This guy thinks he is so sexy.
Left work Friday night and got to Stuart Fork TH in Trinity Alps Wilderness, CA about 4.5 hours later, Saturday morning at 02:30. I enjoyed the comforts of my car again. Freckles and I hit the trail around 07:20. Ever since mine and Bobbi's trip got cut short in May (First Attempt), I have been dying to go back and get the campsite that we were not able to use before. Also, since the Carr Fire destroyed so many acres near by, I just wanted a chance to get back in case something were to happen to that area in the future.
It was only 7 miles to camp, and we were racing against one other group that I was sure wanted the same spot. I was sure if Freckles and I remained slow and steady with little to no breaks, we could beat them.
About a mile and a half in, I realized I forgot my trekking pole sitting against my car. We found me a stick and carried on and I just hoped the pole would still be there when we got back on Tuesday.
There air was still tainted with smoke pollution. All the views were hazy, but still lovely.
Second attempt at capturing this whole tree. Another fail.
I loved these trees! Looks like jigsaw pieces!
Luckily, the group I was internally racing against, had a slow dog. We made it to camp about an hour before them! I was pretty proud, I wanted the shade and the closeness to water. There was such a difference this visit, a little disappointing, but I was still happy to be there. I had every intention of swimming at the camp, but the water level was low enough for me to lay flat on my back without being halfway submerged.
We had a lazy Sunday, hiking around the area and collecting wood. I got some reading in and we hit the tents early. This was really my first time hiking a couple miles in direct sunlight, can't lie, it isn't my favorite... While the previous days trek was repeated ups and downs in forest surroundings, with little to no views, there was shade. The 90 degree weather was unwelcome. This trip only proved to me that I prefer winter hiking, and 'backpacking season' really isn't my preferred season.
Pretending there was a ghost.
I slept in till 09:30, but the plan for Monday was to just walk 2 miles towards the car and set up camp again. We took our time breaking camp and didn't leave our camp till 11:00. Just a 100 ft to the meadow and I was instantly worried about the increase in smoke. I used my Garmin to ask my mom if any new fires had popped up. We hiked on and waited for news.
My mom ended up getting back to us when we made it to the campground. She let me know that a new fire had started in the Trinity Alps, but that it was contained. It made me nervous though. Freckles was understanding and didn't mind cutting the trip short. So we took our time hiking back (in the shade) and headed back home around 17:00. AND, my trekking pole was there waiting for me!
Since the trip ended up short, and I had taken PTO, I finally had time to cut my hair and work on the yard. For extra fun, I went to the Sacramento Zoo (not the hike...but some
recaps).
This guy was cracking me up. It was messing with its mouth for over 10 minutes.
The red panda was my FAVORITE! ADORABLE.
This guy thinks he is so sexy.
