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| Hiking | 7.21 Miles |
2,019 AEG |
| | Hiking | 7.21 Miles | 5 Hrs 2 Mns | | 1.71 mph |
| 2,019 ft AEG | 49 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | With its easy access, free parking, and sunny southern exposure, Shake Trail from Stockton Pass is a natural for a mild Winter day. I intended to hike all the way up to Swift Trail and back, and I would have if not for doing a decent hike yesterday ... by the time I rested in the meadow 3/4 of a mile below Swift Trail, I was getting tired and the lure of an easy downhill hike, followed by a short drive to beer and burger won out.
Trap Spring was a highlight - the path is pretty obscure, but worth seeking out. I love the shady, oaky areas around Shake and Trap, and Trap in particular has nice views and lovely seating in the shade or sun as desired. I thoroughly enjoyed watching a mixed flock of little birds preening and sunning in the trees and visiting the Spring for drinks and baths ... they seemed so joyful. Saw western bluebirds, pink-sided juncos, and many others I couldn't identify offhand.
Entered the pine forest right at 7k feet ... I may have said this before, but I am pretty sure the scent of warm Ponderosa Pines in the sun is a natural anti-depressant.
Ran into a gang of cows guarding the hiker gate by the parking area - luckily the barbed wire fence was easy to duck under, so I didn't have to come up with the password. |
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Trap Spring |
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| | | Good water. Also good birding. | | _____________________
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