There’s a nice campsite just below the junction on Deer Creek for Swift Creek. The views from the divide were impressive. Certainly worth considering if you want to avoid crowds and aren’t trying to swim. El sendero se usa principalmente para hacer senderismo, correr, acampada y excursionismo y es mejor utilizado de junio hasta octubre. No real options except in the overused camping area so back I went. . It’s important to note that the trail through Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is not currently open to off-road vehicles (UTV/ATV). Tiene hermosas flores silvestres y es calificado como difícil. Tad bit wet still from snow melt, bring extra socks. . Our route took us from Poison Springs trailhead to Sunset Pass, Orange Cliffs and ended at Highway 95 at the Hite airstrip. Thanks, Jan, for the wonderful photos especially those of the great views and gorgeous wildflowers. You can check these in your browser security settings. This is a great day-hike. Poison Canyon is situated north of Geronimo Estates. We are certainly open to and and all suggestions, including other trailheads, and would like to avoid congested areas (like everyone else.) Wonder who this Preacher dude was as there’s not only a peak but also a campground named after him. I’ve made the correction. This is Caribou Mountain with mostly private Josephine Lake easily visible in the middle of the photo. Trinity Lake is in the valley below. There's another pond off-trail hidden under some cliffs worth exploring. Day 7 up Parker Creek Trail and back onto Poison canyon trail and find a camp…..alternatively spend that last night at Shimmy lake but we’d like to be within 6 miles of the TH as we drive back to Portland when we get off that day. All rights reserved 2018 © Copyright - ROADTRIPPINwithBob.com -. There are several good campsites, but the best (we thought) requires a scramble up the large rock bench on the south side of the lake. If you have extra time, Stoney Ridge is a beautiful option. . It was 2pm and hot enough to want to be in the shade. Additional information can be gleaned from the document referenced above, same page as Yellow Rose Mine. I saw so much scat but yeah never heard or saw a bear. Too many similar blooms to identify for this extreme amateur botanist. Rather than WOW per mile views, on this trip you get WILD per mile experiences. If you have exposure and sideslipping trail issues, I’d have second thoughts. We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. Looking back I can see down to where I camped the previous night, the drainage leading around the bend to those views of Caribou Mountain and of course Red Rock Mountain with Landers Lake in the front and the mines on the other side. Lots of soggy trail last 3/4 mile. I believe these are the remains of the Yellow Rose Mine. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refuseing them will have impact how our site functions. mosquitos weren't as bad as we thought they might be. though, make sure you know where you are going, we were following our GPS to the trail head and it took us down some crazy service road for several miles until we realized it was not the right way. Campsite Selection, DIY – Phone/Camera Case . Instead I decided to spend the night on the ridge, enjoying a few hours with Mt Shasta and capturing this wonderful sunrise. Finally I was back at Foster Lake, a place I’d visited in 2014 on my loop hike from Boulder Lake trailhead to Foster Lake, then down to Thumb Rock and Lilypad Lake before returning to the trailhead (blog link). Yep that was my cue to get myself up the trail. Day 4 hike to Morris meadow via deer creek and camp…..possibly as far as Portuguese camp? These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. As is true within the Trinity Alps, what goes up must go down, sadly with little room to roam at the top. CA – Trinity Alps Wilderness, Poison Canyon Trailhead . For those more nimble than I, you can skip a few miles scheduled for my next leg of this journey by going over the shoulder rather than taking the trail. I found a few cut logs as evidence on the way up to the junction. Note: I learned my lesson the hard way after being careless hiking through some brush of poison oak, so cover up and be careful! Thank you Gary. Day 6 return via deer creek to Blacks Basin Trail to the bear basin trail and camp somewhere near bear creek (camps??). This pond just below Dorleska will forever hold negative memories. There was one obstacle so large there wasn’t safe passage but I had to figure out a way and take my chances. Day 5 dayhike to the gems. Arscenic is rated 3A III using the Canyon Rating System. Finding myself out of luck and a little mournful as I said goodbye to my old friend Blue. There are good views of Ycatapom Peak, & Lilypad Lake is pretty cool, but the lush ponds & views above are even better. Preachers Peak at 7,202 look pretty unimpressive and easily baggable at the ridge between Yellow Rose and Dorleska Mines.