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| the second section of berry creek falls |
hike description
route
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it's a loop
-> sunset trail
-> left on berry creek falls trail
-> left on skyline to the sea trail
-> left back onto lafayette ridge trail
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elevation and distance
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| start = 1177 ft; max = 1448 ft; gain = 1827 ft |
stopped the mapping a smidge early b/c we decided to check out the store before heading back to the car and didn't want to add the time from that to the hike. i think we could have just paused it though and it would have added another 0.2 mi or something to the trip.
our experience
as you can see from our map, we had a little bit of trouble finding the start of the trail. we had actually parked at a good spot but thought it was closer to the headquarters and store so we walked right past it. though, based on where we ended the hike, there are numerous options on how to get to the sunset trail, so the best way really depends on where you parked, which cost $10.
this is how we got to the trail (excluding the doubling back we did):
walked up towards the picnic loops -> skyline to the sea trail -> dool trail -> sunset trail
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| this is from the brochure we got when we entered the parking area: http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/540/files/BigBasinRedwoodsFinalWeb2015.pdf |
man, so much happier this week compared to the hike two weeks ago at briones! i love hiking in the woods, especially when they are redwoods! less sun so i don't get as hot.
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| redwoods are so amazing |
besides the super tall trees, there were a lot of other interesting things to see.
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| giant stump looking back at us. and you can sort of see a person climbing off it it |
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| may: "what is that giant hole?" | giant is right! burned redwood |
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| mossy rocks |
okay, and of course the berry falls! there were four different parts to it. when we hit it, we were at the top. i was actually already pretty happy with this part and didn't realize that there would be more!
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| at the top section, where we stopped for lunch |
here are the other three sections:
walking down between the 2nd and 3rd sections was slightly treacherous. a little muddy but with the rope thinger to hold onto, it wasn't too bad
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| slow and steady since i did NOT want to fall on my ass again |
we also saw a lot of clovers on the hike. it was cool how they kinda droop down and look like arrows when they're in the sun.
saw some other cool looking flowers too.
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| nature loves threes! |
i'm a little bit sad that we only saw one live banana slug!
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| looks less like a braj from this angle |
and one of the most unexpected things during the hike was the random part where we were actually not in the woods. it was a little bit before we hit berry creek falls trail. we actually were worried that we missed a turn somewhere b/c it was so different.
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| there was sand on the ground! |
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| sitting on the sandstone, where a lot of people carved stuff into it |
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| we even found this! and you know i didn't do it b/c it would have said "C+M" instead |
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| manzanita trees |
overall, i really enjoyed this hike. i wish the map had the distances between the trails but the signs were pretty good. and they had maps labelled with "you are here" at the intersections of trails.
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| pretty much where the slow uphill starts |
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| thatsmypark.org is such a great url |
Yeah, this one looks fun!
ReplyDeleteyeah, it was! it's my favorite one so far. the best part of keeping track of all these hikes is that it'll help us remember the winners for when guests come. ::hint hint::
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