Met up with friend Kandie, who I hadn't seen in person for several years, at Table Mountain, which is one of the sunniest places we could've chosen to take a hike together. Still, we braved it, and found some actual shady stretches, and enjoyed the periodic cooling breeze, and just had a wonderful walk. Strange to see our spring flower world so dry and waterless, but interesting, too.
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| One of the few wet places we saw on our trek. |
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| Kandie at the top of Phantom Falls |
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| The lip of Phantom Falls; dry as a bone |
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| Kandie approaches the top of the Falls, with a small water pool all that remains of the creek |
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| The way through the forest beckons us; we've never gone down that path before |
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| so we skirt the Falls and the creek and make our way towards the opening |
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| which leads us to a "hidden" meadow with shade along the trail. Ahh! The breeze cools us. |
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| Kandie |
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| View of the Sutter Buttes |
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| View back towards our cars |
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| The Cherokee Diggin's |
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| I showed this view last spring, so I am offering the Summer Version |
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| zoom! |
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| and here I am, home again, looking up at the piddling Jackass Creek waterfall. Where's all the water? |
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