This past January, Susanna and I led the first dayhike for the newly created church hiking club. That got me thinking about leading a backpacking trip up into the nearby Trinity Alps. It had been nearly 14 years since I had last led an organized backpacking trip. It was time to change that! On July 21st, seven hardy explorers from our church began a 3000' climb up into the Trinity Alps on Canyon Creek Trail. After 7 miles, we found a campsite on an "island" surrounded by flowing creeks and a thundering waterfall. We then day-hiked a short distance up to the stunning lakes in the upper drainage of Canyon Creek.The following day, we re-traced our steps back out of the mountains. It was a big success and we are looking forward to leading another excursion next year!
That's awesome that you have a hiking club! Congrats on a successful maiden backpacking voyage into the wilderness. I wish you an endless amount of wilderness journeys.
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