My backpacking pack has been staring forlornly at me since the snow melted. I've been wanting to go backpacking for a while now but it is hard with work and church responsibilities. Gil and I decided Labor Day weekend was our chance.
We were packed and ready and left right after our church meetings on Sunday. We headed up into Sayles Canyon on the Eldorado. We parked at the trailhead and were off. We hike about two hours before we worried about losing our daylight and quickly found a place to set up camp.
The next morning was beautiful and we continued our loop.
Part of our route took us for about a mile on the Pacific Crest Trail. One of these days I'm going to hike the whole thing, or at least the Sierra section of California.
We got to Bryan Meadow and enjoyed the beautiful meadow and surrounding rock.
On the way down, we had wonderful views of Horsetail Falls across the canyon. It started to cloud up and we were fortunate to miss the rain.
Horsetail Falls.
It took forever to get home due to the traffic headed back to Sacramento and the Bay Area from Tahoe. I was surprised by how sore I was the next day and realized I hadn't been hiking as much as in past summers. Getting out and having an adventure was definitely worth it though.
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