Took a hike up this very pretty meadow not far from Cameron Pass. Please go to my trail blogging site (opens a new window) for a full description of the trip.
After Will and myself's little escapade on the Blue Lake trail, I decided to look around for something a little lower in elevation until I was sure the snow was gone from the higher elevations. So, Sunday, July 13 I looked at the map at the area around Cameron Pass for some easy to get to hiking (got off to kind of a late start : ). Now, interestingly enough, I've done a fair amount of hiking north of Cameron Pass (the Rawahs), but not much in the country south of the pass. Particularly back in the Long Draw Reservoir area. Hmmm. Looks to be a trail up a valley called Trap Park that was not too far off Hwy 14, so that's where I headed.
I had to drive up the Long Draw road around 3 miles off of the paved Hwy 14 to get to the Trap Park trailhead turnoff. But, the Long Draw Road is an extremely well maintained gravel road (wide, too) if just a tad bit on the dusty side. The Trap Park turn off was a little tricky to maneuver in my new "low to the ground" Hyundai, but I went slow and it was only 100 yards or so to the parking lot.
I had to drive up the Long Draw road around 3 miles off of the paved Hwy 14 to get to the Trap Park trailhead turnoff. But, the Long Draw Road is an extremely well maintained gravel road (wide, too) if just a tad bit on the dusty side. The Trap Park turn off was a little tricky to maneuver in my new "low to the ground" Hyundai, but I went slow and it was only 100 yards or so to the parking lot.
After Will and myself's little escapade on the Blue Lake trail, I decided to look around for something a little lower in elevation until I was sure the snow was gone from the higher elevations. So, Sunday, July 13 I looked at the map at the area around Cameron Pass for some easy to get to hiking (got off to kind of a late start : ). Now, interestingly enough, I've done a fair amount of hiking north of Cameron Pass (the Rawahs), but not much in the country south of the pass. Particularly back in the Long Draw Reservoir area. Hmmm. Looks to be a trail up a valley called Trap Park that was not too far off Hwy 14, so that's where I headed.
I had to drive up the Long Draw road around 3 miles off of the paved Hwy 14 to get to the Trap Park trailhead turnoff. But, the Long Draw Road is an extremely well maintained gravel road (wide, too) if just a tad bit on the dusty side. The Trap Park turn off was a little tricky to maneuver in my new "low to the ground" Hyundai, but I went slow and it was only 100 yards or so to the parking lot.
I had to drive up the Long Draw road around 3 miles off of the paved Hwy 14 to get to the Trap Park trailhead turnoff. But, the Long Draw Road is an extremely well maintained gravel road (wide, too) if just a tad bit on the dusty side. The Trap Park turn off was a little tricky to maneuver in my new "low to the ground" Hyundai, but I went slow and it was only 100 yards or so to the parking lot.
