Mike went to see if we could do a late check-out at about 3:00 (check-out time was noon). Since the park wasn't all the busy they said we could but it would cost us $15.00. Seemed like a rip to me but we paid it as we didn't want to have to drive around for close to five hours in a big RV - the gas would be more than the late check-out fee.
This left us most of the day to do something. So we decided to go hiking again. This time we went to the opposite side of the mountain from yesterday. That turned out to be a great decision!
Here you can kind of see where we went each day. The first day we did a small section of Oso Corredor trail which you can see on the upper left section of the map. Today we started where it says: "You Are Here" on the middle right part of the map. We followed the Sulpher Trail until it dead ended into Faulty Trail. We turned right on Faulty Trail but in only about 50 yards the trail got so overgrown we thought it must not really be the trail. So we turned around and went back the opposite way on Faulty Trail.
This was a great decision. The trail was beautiful. As you know if you've been following my blog for very long, I love trail pictures. I've been good about not posting many but today I just can't help it. One thing you'll notice that is very consistent on all the trail pictures is that we are all alone.
There were signs at the trail head that said to beware of cougars and bears. I'm happy to report that we didn't see either of those and we only saw one person the entire time. The girls were off leash from the moment we got out of the car. But the boys had to stay on leash as one would antagonize a bear if we saw one and the other would be a tasty little appetizer.
As we continued on, the trail and forest got a little more open so we decided to let Boogie off leash - he had been a huge pain on leash!
He was perfect. He stayed right on the trail the entire time and never went far from me at all - in fact, he'd get a little ways ahead and then just sit in the middle of the trail and wait for me. I must say he is a mommy's boy all the way....which is just as we had hoped.
It seemed like each time we turned a corner the trail was different than before which led to very nice scenery the entire hike.
There were also some beautiful views at various times during the hike. Here we could see some homes in the foothills.
There were a few trees around that we found very interesting. Notice the bark on the tree in the foreground. At first we thought maybe something had happened to the tree. But interspersed throughout the forest we saw a few trees like this.
This tree I just thought was very interesting. It's not the best picture due to position of the sun but I thought I'd share it with you anyway.
We were up pretty high in the mountains so it wasn't that hot at all - it was very pleasant in the upper 60's. But Boogie thought it was too hot. So he'd go ahead of me on the trail just a short ways to the first shady spot where he'd dig himself a trench to lie down in.
Then just before getting up he'd roll over on his back to cool it down a bit I guess.
Even though it wasn't that hot, we stopped so the dogs could have a drink a couple times during the hike. That's always a popular activity - although Sparkie has trouble standing still long enough to drink much. There are so many things that need checking out in a forest!
After we finished the hike, the trail ended a little ways down the road from where we had parked. Since it was uphill, Wazzu and I stayed behind while the rest of them went up to get the car.
Sparkie and Slugger were both watching us as the car came toward us. They were very concerned about Wazzu and I being on the side of the road.....
....or maybe Sparkie was just looking for bunnies.
We got over to the show site just fine and got all set up before dark. We were very surprised by the number of RV's here. I guess most people in this part of the country have to travel quite a ways for a trial so they are well equipped.
Debbie
10/26/07
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