 |
| Quarry area from across the middle fork |
With one member needing to have a short meeting in Auburn, and a couple of others needing to be back a bit early, we decided to hike at the American River Confluence. Six started on the south side of the bridge and headed up the middle fork to the divide. The trail is somewhat blocked off from the highway so we headed down Murderer's Gulch (black diamond bike trail) a short way and then up the road. Once there, it was somewhat confusing so we headed west before we crossed to continue the divide section to the road that leads down to Lake Clementine. There are some new facilities at the lake: decent bathrooms and picnic tables, which we used. My having been stung by a yellow jacket necessitated our walking hastily back along the north fork. The most beautiful parts of that hike are the Middle Fork and North Fork. We had hiked 8 1/2 miles with an elevation gain of 2K ft.
No comments:
Post a Comment