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I was able to break away for a couple of days and head up the western Sierra's for some great high country 4 wheelin. I ran most all of the black diamond trails up there that the JK was able to do comfortably.
I did a 3 mile round trip hike up to Mystery Lake - very nice trail
Then the Brewer Lake 4x trail, that ends at Brewer Lake. Then up to the Bald Mt lookout.
The next morning on over to the trail I was most wanting to do - the Red Lake/Coyote Lake trail. This turned out to be an awesome trail - approx. 3 miles long - and was mostly boulder crawling all the way - great trail.
Red lake was an awesome place to visit - very scenic lake right at the base of Red Mt. I didn't attempt the remaining 3 miles to Coyote Lake. Maybe next time.
You must return back out the same way in - cool!
From there I headed over to Mirror Lake, which they say is the most difficult trail in the Red Mt area. I drove the first 3 miles, which were similar to the Red Lake trail and then to the heart stopping down hill to the lake. The good news is there 2 or 3 winch points the forest service has put in strategic spots on the hill climb.
Since I didn't bring my toe strap I had to make sure my boots didn't slip and fall down as I hiked back up to the Jeep.
The next stop was at West Lake - very nice. For being a Sat. there was not that many people up there at any of the lakes - great day. After a stop at the pizza shop in Shaver Lake for lunch it was back to Fresno for the ride home.
This has become one of my favorite places in the Sierra's for trailing in the Lodge pole Pine forests.
Dinky Creek and hike to Mystery Lake - one of the Dinky Lakes
Mystery Lake at 9000ft
I did a 3 mile round trip hike up to Mystery Lake - very nice trail
Then the Brewer Lake 4x trail, that ends at Brewer Lake. Then up to the Bald Mt lookout.
The next morning on over to the trail I was most wanting to do - the Red Lake/Coyote Lake trail. This turned out to be an awesome trail - approx. 3 miles long - and was mostly boulder crawling all the way - great trail.
Red lake was an awesome place to visit - very scenic lake right at the base of Red Mt. I didn't attempt the remaining 3 miles to Coyote Lake. Maybe next time.
You must return back out the same way in - cool!
From there I headed over to Mirror Lake, which they say is the most difficult trail in the Red Mt area. I drove the first 3 miles, which were similar to the Red Lake trail and then to the heart stopping down hill to the lake. The good news is there 2 or 3 winch points the forest service has put in strategic spots on the hill climb.
Since I didn't bring my toe strap I had to make sure my boots didn't slip and fall down as I hiked back up to the Jeep.
The next stop was at West Lake - very nice. For being a Sat. there was not that many people up there at any of the lakes - great day. After a stop at the pizza shop in Shaver Lake for lunch it was back to Fresno for the ride home.
This has become one of my favorite places in the Sierra's for trailing in the Lodge pole Pine forests.
Dinky Creek and hike to Mystery Lake - one of the Dinky Lakes
Mystery Lake at 9000ft
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