Heading-up the well groomed trail up to the saddle.
Made it to the saddle at around 4,300'. There's still a little bit of snow left on Baldy in the distance.
Dad looking down the other side of the saddle to where we'll be headed.
This sign looks older every time I see it.
I was afraid the trail down the other side might have been overly maintained since I was here last. Fortuntely, that wasn't the case. There's still plenty of…
Enjoying the view as we get lower down into the canyon.
The trail is not much more than a foot wide in places with loose footing and steep dropoffs.
Dad navigating a dicey section of trail. You don't want to slip here!
Fresh green grass on the trail means there haven't been too many people down here in a while.
Heavy treefall in places made for some tricky manuevering.
Singletrack doesn't get much better than this.
Even I would admit this trail needs a little maintenance. But just a little!
Strolling down the manzanita tunnel.
Almost down to the creek and we hit an area of trail that had been completely wiped-out by a small landslide. It's basically just loose sand with absolutely…
After multiple attempts to cross, I decided to go up and around instead. After a crazy scramble through the razor sharp brush, I finally make it to the other…
Made it to Bear Creek. Unquestionably one of the best spots in the area and well worth the extra challenges on the trail. I've taken almost this exact same…
There's a fair amount of water flowing today.
A look upstream.
And a quick video of the creek.
Heading up now. Fortunately, I made it around the slide area much easier on the way back.