Monday, May 25, 2009

Trust the Guide Book

On Sunday, Jake and I headed down past Cottage Grove to check out Bohemian Mountain. The guidebook said it didn't open until mid-June. We felt that whoever wrote the guidebook didn't quite know what they were talking about, and surely the end of May would be sufficient.

After 7 miles on an un-maintained road (on which Jill numerous times thought we were going to lose our lives, we rounded the corner to find this:

Not ready to give up, Jake ran ahead to scout the road, in hopes this wee patch of snow was just a fluke.

Sadly, it only got worse and after a 17 point turn we were making our way back down the mountain.

Our next stop was Brice Creek Falls and not only was it snow-free, but it was beautiful. We did a shuttle system leaving our bikes at one trailhead and driving down to the lower trailhead to start our hike.


What is it about waterfalls that makes you relive your senior pictures?

Jake and his flashy red shirt at the beginning of our ride back down to the car.

Man, oh man, are we ready for summer!

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