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| Hiking | 7.62 Miles |
2,101 AEG |
| | Hiking | 7.62 Miles | 3 Hrs 53 Mns | | 1.96 mph |
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| no partners | | | It's been raining a lot in northern California since Thanksgiving, but it finally cleared up this weekend so we decided to be a little adventurous and link the Crystal Creek Falls trail to the Whiskeytown Falls trail. The road to the Whiskeytown Falls trail is blocked and the trail is not yet ready to reopen since the Carr Fire over a year ago, so the only way to reach it is to start from Crystal Creek Trailhead. There is a somewhat established trail from Crystal Creek Falls that follows the creek a mile or so to reach a nice little primitive campsite. The trail passes by another waterfall that I'd never known existed, so it's cool to still find new things in an area I've frequented. We then walked up to the road and followed it to reach the Whiskeytown Falls trail, encountering a buck on the way that was meandering across the pavement. The trail to Whiskeytown Falls was in decent condition, but still needs some work in areas to prevent erosion. Luckily, the bridges have been replaced so the creek crossings were easy. There were a few fallen trees to maneuver around before reaching the falls which were steadily flowing with the recent rain water. We walked up the steep path to climb the falls and sneaked past the fence that warns of danger ahead. We figured if we already shouldn't be on this trail to begin with, we might as well go all the way to the end. We couldn't go much farther, but were afforded a view of the cascading falls higher up before carefully climbing back down for a snack before our return trip. I had a great time on this hike and it is nice not to hike alone when you're with the right company. |
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