The Donner Canyon Road headed south and soon dead ended onto Carinet Oaks road after starting the first real elevation gains of today's outing. Left turn here toward Mt. Olympia.
02/10/2008 09:30 AM
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The trail dipped down to cross Donner Creek (downstream from the falls) and then immediately regained the elevation on the other side. Lots of water in the seasonal creeks today.
02/10/2008 09:32 AM
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Looking back a Cardinet Oaks road with the Eagle Peak ridge on the horizen. Traversing that ridge would be on my return itinerary.
02/10/2008 09:38 AM
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Junction with the Wassermann Trail, where I had turned north when doing this route last year. Cardinet Oaks headed onto private property shortly after this and the trail left the road to stay on public lands.
02/10/2008 09:44 AM
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Looking back at partially quarried Mt Zion. Already gained a fair amount of elevation today.
02/10/2008 09:57 AM
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Couple of deer eyeing me from the trail ahead.
02/10/2008 10:06 AM
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Mt Olympia trail dumped me out on Mt Olympia road. A pack of trail runners (who apparently had indestructable joints) passed me heading downhill at an impressive clip.
02/10/2008 10:07 AM
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Looking up at Mt Olympia.
02/10/2008 10:15 AM
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The Zippee trail provided a shorter route to the Olympia summit at the expense of a rather extreme elevation profile.
02/10/2008 10:22 AM
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