Tom offers a big wet kiss to Bay Area trails.
… here I remain, a quarter of a century later, no worse for wear (except for that nagging bum ankle). But I still often ask myself, “What am I doing here?” and the call of “Bay Area Wild” always answers.
Probably won’t be much fun out there this weekend … I have to go out of town for a couple days so I’ll be getting no hikes in, either. But if somebody feels brave and mud-resistant, Sunday ought to be a good day to check out Murietta Falls, though I wonder if most of this weekend’s rain will get soaked up by ground dry as a sponge left out in the sun for a couple days. If so there might not be much runoff, so you’d be hiking 12 miles with 4,000 feet of elevation gain for … well, it wouldn’t be nothing.
The Ohlone Wilderness Trail can have fantastic views when stormy weather’s passing through — clouds breaking up and sun peeking through and all of it decorating the rough hills and valleys.
Well. . .did any brave, foolhardy hikers make it to Murietta Falls? I have had to (so far) content myself with “little old” Wildcat Creek and its modest riffles and chutes – there is, however, a “secret” 40 foot waterfalls! (where? just below Lake Anza)
Gambolin Man: I did seriously considered heading out there on Sunday, but it seemed way too muddy to be much fun. Instead I opted for a quick bike ride up Spruce and Grizzly Peak, with a dicey decent back down Claremont.
Weather permitting, though, I’m doing the full Ohlone Trail on MLK weekend (10 days before my permit from last year expires!). Saturday will already be 16 miles, but I would like to make the side trip to the falls.
Ambitious, Randy, ambitious! More power to you!!