After a snack on West Fuji we decided to continue up the ridge to Mt. Muir.
From Muir we headed to Inspiration Point for lunch. It was a nice day with some cloud cover through late morning. The temperature was initially a bit chilly for my shorts and t-shirt but it soon warmed up as the sun broke through the clouds.
We weren't feeling Castle Canyon so we descended via the Middle Sam Merrill. Neither of us had been on the upper half of it in years. It was in great shape.
We passed under the old fox farm location where you can see the fences and rusted barrells. I noticed an old bottle and scrambled up the slope to fetch it.
It still had part of the cap attached. Maybe an old soda bottle, but it doesn't appear to be a Coke or Pepsi.
There was a new sign at Sunset Point.
And a new "restoration area" sign at what I think is Grizzly Point.
From here we continued down the Merrill with a brief stop at Echo Mountain, which also has some new signage.
I found one of my favorite flowers, the matilija poppy.
Then we headed back into Rubio via the recently cleared lower Old Echo Mountain trail which starts from the power lines on the Merrill.
