Another lovely Sunday afternoon ride
Yellow jacket hive along the Powder Mill Trail
Beehive
Took the Buckeye Trail down to the river. We found the crossing on June 13, so now we can do the whole loop.
Looking up river
First, you cross this little river onto an island (photo taken from the island looking back to the trail.
Then you take this real rocky "trail" through the bushes to the other end of the island
River on one side of the island
River on the other side of the island
Cool reflections
Rocky trail runs the length of the island - all of this is underwater when the river rises during the winter rains
Bella doesn't like walking on the river rocks on this trail
At the end of the island, the trail splits. This is what it looks like to the left.
This is what it looks like to the right, and this is where we step off into the river.
and go around the point of the island
and then diagonally across the river
and eventually find the trail on the other side (not shown in this photo - looking downriver from the trail after crossing the river).
Here's where the trail picks up and a good reason why we wear a safety helmet: low branches are a common hazard
Trail skirts the river canyon
Buckeye Trail
Buckeye Trail
Buckeye Trail
Buckeye Trail
And this is the next river crossing: from the Buckeye Trail on one side of the river to the Big Hole Rock Trail on the other side.
San Lorenzo River
San Lorenzo River
Big Hole Rock Trail head
This trail parallels the river for about 200 feet and it's real rocky footing. A fallen tree blocks the trail and we have to walk on the bigger rocks around it.
Bella just hates walking on these rocks. We go real slow.
Nice wild flowers growing along the river bank
Finally the trail goes uphill from the river.
Nice scraggly tree trunk up about 100 feet from the river
Deep woods on the Big Hole Rock Trail
