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| Fiske Peak, we made it. |
We left late, almost noon, and Anton go wasn't overly excited about the hike, but once we got there he could not resist the place. Besides the fact that he likes and knows the area already from dirt biking around here, this area is pretty remote and so beautiful.
The peak is 2886 feet tall. We started at 700 feet, so it's a 2100 feet elevation change plus the ups and downs. It's 4 miles or so of very steep switchbacks and some straight uphill sections, in the beginning through the trees, then through mostly chaparral and rocks. It took us about 2 hr and 15 minutes with some stops for stretching and checking out the view. At the top, there is a box with a pad in it and you can read what other hikers have written in it and leave your own blurb. Anton did too.
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| Anton intently leaving a note in the peak book. |
The views from the peak are amazing. The day was pleasant, though kinda hazy. We could see the Buttes for a little while, then they got swallowed up. Sierras were majestically there, covered in snow. Tahoe very recognizable, the other peaks we couldn't recognize very well because we are lame. Off to the north (near Ukiah) we could see Goat mountain with some snow at the top. (in picture below)
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Looking North from Fiske Peak The trail head and parking lot where we started is off highway 16, right by the creek. |
We are definitely thinking about coming and camping out here. From Fiske Peak the Blue Ridge trail continues south and loops back around to Rayhouse Road and back up to Cach Creek Park. It should be about 16 to 20 miles. During one of the next sunny weekends it would be great to backpack in, then spend the night an loop back.
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