October 17, 2006.
Approximately 20 miles, maybe 4000′ elevation gain, 8 hours
In the darkness of 6:30 am I put on my headlamp, left the Toothrock Parking Lot and started up the gated Forest Service Road 777 to find the trailhead for this hike. Apparently cars used to be able to access the trailhead to Tanner [...]
I decided to enable ratings in the gallery, so now you can start providing quick feedback on your favorite photos.
I also added some photos of the finished painting project I started well over a month ago. It was a good excuse to pull out all my old Mehndi (henna) designs and paint something that has [...]
October 10, 2006.
Access to the Barrett Spur is via a combination of official trails, unofficial trails and herd paths.
The hike up to treeline was easily graded, through a pleasant forest. The trail was much rougher and rockier than the perfectly trodden paths that I’ve gotten used to out here, so I enjoyed it right [...]
October 3, 2006.
The weather forecast called for rain moving into the valley sometime this morning so I got off to an early start, hitting the trail by the dim light of the rising sun at 6:30am. The skies were completely overcast. I was ready for a tough hike, decked out in extra layers and carrying [...]