Trip log:
- 08:47am - Start out from Romero Canyon Trailhead
- 10:50am - Reach Romero Pools
- 11:40am - Start to hike back
- 01:28pm - Back to the car
USA
Trip log:
- 09:58pm - Start out from High Meadows Trailhead
- 10:10am - Reach the first bridge crossing Cold Creek
- 11:41am - Reach High Meadows and take a break
- 11:55am - Move on along Monument Pass Trail
- 01:01pm - Stop moving on because of too much snow and end up climbing to the top of a pile of rocks aside the trail
- 01:30pm - Climb down the rocks
- 01:43pm - Back to the trail
- 03:53pm - Back to the car
Pool Ridge Trail / Discovery Trail / Pioneer Nature Trail / East Ridge Trail / Gilliam Creek Trail
Trip Log:
- 09:45am - Start out from Pool Ridge Trailhead
- 10:19am - Reach the junction with Loop Trail but somehow walked into private property by mistake (oops)
- 10:34am - Back to the Pool Ridge Trailhead
- 11:16am - Reach Armstrong Redwood Grove and break
- 11:40am - Move on to Discovery Trail and Pioneer Nature Trail
- 11:52am - Reach Visitor Center and have a look around the gift shop
- 12:03pm - Start the East Ridge Trailhead
- 12:24pm - Break (Panda bothered to take out from his backpack the gas, pan and cup to boil water and make a hot coffee!)
- 12:51pm - Move on
- 01:53pm - Finish East Ridge Trail and start the Gilliam Creek Trail
- 02:49pm - Hit Schoolhouse creek
- 03:28pm - Hit East Austin Creek Fire Road
- 04:02pm - Start assent to Vista point
- 04:10pm - Find a nice spot to watch the sunset and call it a day
Trip log:
- 02:19pm - Start out
- 02:26pm - First waterfall
- 02:35pm - Cascade Vista
- 02:56pm - Reach the boundary of Desolation Wilderness
- 03:19pm - Hike back
- 03:33pm - Take a 10 minutes break by a small waterfall along the way
- 04:11pm - Back to the parking
Map showing the trails in the park
Trip Log:
- 12:48pm - start hiking
- 03:23pm - finish the hike
By the time we arrived at the entrance of Burton Creek State Park it was already noon, so we decided to choose a relatively easier loop following the signs showed on the map: 1-> 15 -> 21-> 19-> 12-> 11 -> 18 -> 8 -> 7 -> 2 -> 1. After passing the Junction 11, we immediately felt the snow on the trail was much thicker. Hiking in the snow is similar to walking on a sandy beach in that to move forward we had to fight harder.
This trail bears no drastic altitude change, so we still calmly took time to play in the snow and eat some food. Next time we want to try one of the trails that leads to a scenic overlook, which should be more challenging.
