Top 7 pictures from Clarence. Maps from Frank.
Repeating the hike of 2 months ago, sixteen of us started at the Rice's Crossing gravel road (up high) and hiked 5 3/4 miles down to Rice's crossing and back up to the trail that sent down to the picnic tables at the park by the Buttermilk Trail. Tammy and Priscilla hiked back to get a car to meet us at the park. Two big picnic tables easily sat us while we basked in the weak but welcome sunlight while eating our lunches.
Several people were interested in the Osage Orange Trees. Frank forwarded some information on them: named after the Osage Native Americans who used the wood for their bows. Merriweather Lewis was responsible for their spread beyond the south central US and they became the pre-barbed wire fence of choice of the settlers due to their thorns. The wood was also used for fence posts. Barbed wire came into use in the 1880's.
Next week (depending on the weather): Hidden Falls? Red Rocks? South Yuba?
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