The morning was spent finishing up cleaning the house: Putting Xmas decorations in a bin, wrapping paper in another, organizing backpacking gear, and finally organizing paperwork. Sally could tell something was up, so she stayed in the back seat most of the morning. Jack and I moved the oak bookcases to our “got Junk” pile, as well as the giant piece of glass. It weighed a ton and nearly killed me. Around noon, we were packed and ready, two bikes attached to the back of the car. Quick stop at Wells Fargo, and again at CHS before lunch at In-n-Out. Then we hit the road.
The drive was pretty easy, albeit long. We got to Auburn around 5:30. Navigating to the trailhead took some doing. Finally we were geared up and off and running. I was a little nervous at the start because the trail was uneven and the dropoff to the left was dramatic. In other words, a fail to the left would be VERY bad. After that, the trail widened and there were lots of lines to follow. After 1.5, the dirt stopped and we had a 1.4 mi climb up asphalt to the start of the next part of the trail. Up, I can do. Down, that makes me nervous. The trail down was really nice. There were a few things to navigate, but all in all, it was really fun. The last 1/4 did take a little more technical skills. We got back, covering only 5-6 miles, but had a lot of fun. We stopped at Riley’s at Auburn Ravine for supplies for dinner. We got to the cabin around 8:30. The air was crisp and it smelled like the cabin. We had torts and corn for dinner and then cleaned up. Afterwards we headed to the dock for a little star-gazing, which was fun and amazing. I was tired, so I went to bed and read for a while. Jack stayed up and played his Switch ☹️. No TV, so I guess that’s cool. Tomorrow we’re off for more adventures.
Pushing hard today ... 