Poorman's Creek South Yuba

Thirteen (?) of us started at Poorman's Creek in Washington to hike along the S. Yuba.  It seemed lighter and brighter than usual and the green-colored river was flowing quite rapidly in spots.  The single track rocky trail provided a few wildflowers, Sticky Chinese Houses - a member of the monkey flower family, Sticky Monkey flower, CA mildweed, pine drops, and redbud trees with lovely, burgundy seed pods.  Our picnic spot on the Yuba was spacious and comfortable.  Several members took their shoes off and dipped their feet.   Clarence's neighbor, Jayne, shared her beautiful, creative cards that she makes with pressed flowers and ants.    She uses a variety of presses to create her designs and then laminates them onto the card.  Clarence panned for gold and came up with a few flakes before we left.

  After much confusion about extending the hike, only our carpool decided to go further to the Logan Canyon bridge.   The weather was cool enough to make good time but Selma set an awfully fast pace.

Besides Jayne two other new faces were my friend, Terry, from Chicago Park; and her friend Ingrid, from Colfax. Ingrid is training for a Yosemite hike between Sierra Huts.
 

Next week - a few suggestions have been put forth: Fordyce Falls, Bowman Mountain, Loch Leven from "back door", and Bear Valley.  We would like to see wild flowers.