Old Mine
I returned today to try and finish up the GPSing for the trail map I am building. It was gorgeous -- sunny and warm!. This time I had a replacement battery in my phone so that hassle was eliminated.Even though most of the trails in the back were clear, I still had to scale this snowbank to get started!
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| Where I parked |
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| A panorama of a 3-way trail intersection in the back of the park |
There is an easy trail at the bottom on the hill in the back that parallels this fence along the back property line of Home Depot.
It ends up connecting to the carriage road at the mine cut on the west side of the park.
The carriage road double track was probably built and used during the mining days. It is nicely built up with solid stonework.
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| Looking uphill at the double track carriage road |
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| Looking downhill at the carriage road near the mine cut |
Well the GPS glitched on a couple of trails (the thin brown trail is only a approximation) but it's 95% done... I can't wait to ride the park soon!
The Valley
After my GPS focused hiking at Old Mine Park, I drove south to Whitney Ave and hiked around the Valley a bit. Good thing I didn't bring my bike. It was super icy and muddy everywhere!
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| Even the Rail Trail was glistening with ice |
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| Many easy trails were tough to walk without crampons (super slippery) |
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| A bit a beauty nevertheless |
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| The way up to the Red Trail was a deep pond! |
It will be a while until the Valley can be ridden again...
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