Everyone knows this walk, nothing new to report except that I noticed the road was much thinner than before, and no large vehicle tracks were in sight. At the second summit I ran into three people sitting there, when they asked if I wanted them to clear out some room to sit I said no, I'm going over to Stoddard. They were all surprised to find they weren't on the summit despite allegedly following an AllTrails route. I could barely make out Catalina Island in the coastal fog, and I got to sit up there for a while by myself which was a chance to have a cupcake Pop-Tart. I don't recommend them, stick with the fruity kind. On the way back, I helped a couple find the trail across the rocks, the leader had gone down way too low although their unleashed dog chose the correct path. And finally, when I got back to the road, another person asked if she was at the trail to Stoddard. Were we all like that once? I guess we can blame this pandemic and maybe be thankful that people are getting out more? A good note was that I didn't see much trash, I only came back with an empty water bottle and an unused doggy bag. I saw what looked like a mylar balloon but it was way up the hill and I didn't want to take the chance of tumbling down 100 feet to snag this one.
AllTrails claimed this trip was 6.2 miles and 1200 feet of elevation.
Water was flowing here and in the little group of cabins. Cascade Canyon was dry.
Fall colors, the Sycamore trees actually look good here in their natural element.
