Covid-19 pandemic hike #9
We set out reluctantly for this hike as Jim did not have good memories of it when he hiked with the Mountain Club in this area. Only minutes into the hike he said, "This is what I remember," a rather desolate landscape....
About 2 miles on trail 161 we reached a clearing that gave us expansive views of David Canyon and the mountains in the background. The canyon is three miles long and about one mile wide with a
14-mile network of trails called Mars Court.
Hiked a bit over 2 miles south and southeast and then turned right on Forest Road 321 that follows the bottom of the canyon to trail 162 which took us back to the trailhead after a 0.8 mile mild uphill.
All along the canyon bottom with saw burned ponderosa pines, typically licked by flames about a yard or two up the trunk, and often only on one side.
The "pond" appeared to be a rectangular piece of plastic (top right of the sign) with mud and some grass. A few birds flew away as we passed by on the trail. Not sure of the purpose of the project.
The spring chartreuse colors made this 5-mile loop particularly attractive.
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