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My son volunteered with his Boy Scout troop to help with parking control for the Henry Coe SP Backcountry Weekend
Our shift was on Sunday afternoon, so we were left with nothing to do but ride, fish and eat on Saturday. Good times ensued. The park is most beautiful at this time of year. We climbed west up County Line Road from Oristemba Corral to Mississippi lake before the throngs of fishermen and backpackers for a few hours alone with Nick, myself, the lake, the flowers and the elusive fish.
Kudos to Nick (10yo) for the 1500' vertical, 10-12 mile ride over a period of about 7 hours including fishing.
Nick on Mississippi Lake Trail
Flower on Mississippi Lake Trail
Evil Screaming Flower
We waited out one short squall under some trees, trying in vain to catch fish.
Bear Mountain Road actually has a "good side"; looking North from near Mississippi Lake.
On the way back down Co. Line Rd, looking East
A zoomed close-up of our camp down at Oristemba Corral barely visible in the pano above
Plim and Larry rode in to meet up with their gear that I hauled in my truck, then rode out on Sunday.
The view from our tent site was only so-so, looking North into Oristemba Wilderness.
Our shift was on Sunday afternoon, so we were left with nothing to do but ride, fish and eat on Saturday. Good times ensued. The park is most beautiful at this time of year. We climbed west up County Line Road from Oristemba Corral to Mississippi lake before the throngs of fishermen and backpackers for a few hours alone with Nick, myself, the lake, the flowers and the elusive fish.
Kudos to Nick (10yo) for the 1500' vertical, 10-12 mile ride over a period of about 7 hours including fishing.

Nick on Mississippi Lake Trail

Flower on Mississippi Lake Trail

Evil Screaming Flower

We waited out one short squall under some trees, trying in vain to catch fish.

Bear Mountain Road actually has a "good side"; looking North from near Mississippi Lake.

On the way back down Co. Line Rd, looking East

A zoomed close-up of our camp down at Oristemba Corral barely visible in the pano above

Plim and Larry rode in to meet up with their gear that I hauled in my truck, then rode out on Sunday.

The view from our tent site was only so-so, looking North into Oristemba Wilderness.