Capture California, the Game-2012
Adventure: 008, Hike 062 –
East Ridge and Use Trails
Team: Thing One, Thing Two
Date: August 24, 2012
Location: Big Basin Redwood State
Park
Hike Info:
Trail: East Ridge
Distance: 2.4
Duration: 1:09
Elevation Rise: 223'
Team Thing One
and Thing Two did the Sequoia Trail Loop which connects, in our case,
three trails together: The Sequoia
Trail, Shadowbrook
Trail and we mistakenly took the East Ridge Trail to get back to
the Park Headquarters. This description is for the East Ridge Trail
and the Use Trail between Blooms Creek Campground the Park
Headquarters.
But have you ever
noticed that a lot of times, one mistake can lead you on to a new
adventure? That is what happened here. We got onto the East Ridge
trail which then started paralleling Highway 236. We travel on this
until we hit a wye where we had the option to continue up the ridge
trail or cross the highway. We crossed the highway and Blooms Creek
and then ascended a small slope. At this point we were at the edge of
Big Basin. How did we know this? A sign said private property, but
the trail turned into a dirt jeep track going westward. So we
followed that, enjoying more of the walk. After about two-thirds of a
mile, we hit a trail junction to Blooms Creek Campground. From here
we knew what to do. Blooms Creek Campground is one of the few
campgrounds where you can actually camp amongst old growth big tree
redwoods—it is someplace for us to come back and camp someday. From
here we grab the Use Trail and follow the highway to the Redwood
Trail. We will grab this one another day as it is getting a bit late
and we need to head back to Fresno tonight. We get back to the car
around 5:30pm. Then it is back to Fresno we go. But not before a
quick, be delicious stop at Marianne's Ice Cream.
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