17 miles of hiking • 3500' elevation gain •
After a drenching week, it was time to head east again, where we (again) found blue skies and bare ground! Delightful hike, starting at the Crawford Oaks trailhead down along SR-14, winding along the Vista Trail and enjoying magnificent river views, then wandering off trail from the hang-gliding launch spot on up. Winds were howling most of the day, but particularly up high. Creeks, many of which I had no idea even existed, were flowing full. Lots of early bloomers out below 1500' or so.
