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| Hiking | 7.03 Miles |
1,418 AEG |
| | Hiking | 7.03 Miles | 3 Hrs 44 Mns | | 2.32 mph |
| 1,418 ft AEG | 42 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | We were ready for some fall colors. Traffic was being diverted away from Lockett Meadow Road (NF-552) when we arrived mid-morning, and we were informed that we could return after 1530, so we did that.
We were struck by the lush gold foliage when we arrived at Lockett Meadow at 1545. The leaves at the trailhead were still green, but they soon changed to gold about 200 meters in, with patches of green. There were few leaves on the ground. There were so many people throughout the first 0.8 mile of the trail, but almost no people (4 small groups) and many chirping birds beyond that point.
We went slightly past Raspberry Spring, taking numerous pictures along the way, then found the well-defined use trail to the secret meadow, where we frolicked for a little bit. The gold leaves looked amazing during the golden hour. We then continued along the use trail to the Waterline Road, which we followed back to Lockett Meadow.
Overall, it was gorgeous weather and a beautiful day. |
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Autumn Foliage Observation Substantial
Not quite at peak. About 70% lush gold / yellow foliage, 30% green. Only a few leaves on the ground. |
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Wildflowers Observation Light
There were patches of gold wildflowers to match the gold leaves. |
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