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| Hiking | 7.67 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 7.67 Miles | 5 Hrs 21 Mns | | 1.43 mph |
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| no partners | | The hike description and official route from @Grasshopper are spot on and much appreciated 
I have always liked Pocket Creek, and this hike follows it upstream for quite a distance. Last year in late May, I intended to hike to both Asbestos Peak and Zimmerman Point in one hike, but that ended up being wishful thinking. After coming down from Asbestos Peak that day, I was too hot and tired for Zimmerman and decided to save it for another day. Today's high was in the 60s making it perfect weather to hike up to Zimm.
After witnessing the horror show of what the FR489 "road" has become  , I parked at the lower TH. Tire tracks were visible in the mud all the way to the top, so some people are making it happen (probably with a seriously beefed-up off-road machine). It amazed me that no vehicle parts were laying on the ground 
Pocket Creek has plenty of water right now, and the sound of it made the day extra nice. Water was also trickling down the big, colorful waterfall located southwest of the road. Some manzanita bushes were in full bloom.
The unfortunate part of the hike is that this area has some major wildfire damage. And there is a lot of deadfall.
The off-trail portion of this hike was much easier than I expected. It was easy finding a path through the vegetation, and it was not too steep.
The views from the top were excellent. It was nice to stand on some rock platforms on the edge and take in the view. I didn't see any wildlife today, but in the last half mile, there were two places with a LARGE pile of bear scat (wasn't fresh though). |
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