7. Peak 1688 (05/27/23)

Hikers (10): Bjorn, Christina, Crystal, Jarda, Jim, Mihail, Sarbinder, Shuli, Sophie, Steve
Distance: 18 miles
Rating: 3 difficulty, 8 beauty
Park info: Big Basin State Park near Boulder Creek

Steve owes a writeup! -- Pictures by Jarda, Shuli, Jim and Steve

Tons of parking for reservation holders

Toasted redwoods are still alive

Sandy hills were bursting with yellow and green after all the rain

Views on the way up to Peak 1688 were nice but. . .

. . .but the trail had filled in quite a big since my last visit (which was soon after the fire)

Made it to the summit, which had convenient deadfall to sit on

And then we had to head back down and climb over things a second time

Bees! Click on the picture for the movie.

Reaching the junctino of White House Road and Johansen Road--the train/tree-house area was being actively cleaned up

Quick stop at Ocean View peak

Christina made some tasty soup for the post-party

Milestones:
Bjorn's 1^st leaf
Crystal's 1^st leaf
Jim's 1^st leaf
Shuli's 1^st leaf

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