Today’s hike started at the Lousley Hill Trailhead where Amy, Bob, Linda, Janet, and I started off. We took Lousley Wash up towards Pemberton. Amy turned around about a hundred yards shy of hitting the Pemberton. The rest of us continued on, hiking the Scenic Trail and then stopping briefly at the Trailhead Staging Area. From there we took Pemberton back to Lousley Wash which took as back to the Lousley Hill Trail, just a short distance from the parking lot. Total distance at that point was just over seven miles. Bob wanted to get in even more mileage – he’s been averaging over eight miles a day for the month so far – so I did one lap of Lousley Hill with him, bringing our total distance up to a bit over eight miles for the day.
I drank all of my water today, three liters worth. It was warm out, with the temperature at 88 degrees when I checked it at 4:45am.
Janet, Amy, Bob, and Linda:
Janet, Amy, Kevin, and Linda:
We saw a mountain biker while hiking the Scenic Trail. He’s the only (other) person we saw during our entire hike.
A raven perched on a dead tree branch near the Trailhead Staging Area:
Ranger Amy says that this yellow flower, below, is a Desert Senna flower. The Senna seedpod contains the active ingredient used in some over-the-counter laxatives, including Senokot. (Thanks again to Ranger Amy for the flower identification!)
