It turned out that I and my family hiked part of the Bear Flat Trail back in late March of 2002. We made the same mistake then as we did on our more recent hike to the area; we hiked up the steep narrow path leading to the main part of the Bear Flat Trail. Anyway, here’s what it (and we) looked like back then. It doesn’t look that much different. The kids, however, have changed a lot…
