Rain on Cerro Alto 

Tuesday the 19th 

Heave rain brought flooding on Tuesday . However , there after the creeks are beautiful , I even found some Chanterelle Mushrooms .

Sierra My trail  dog loves the water    .

flash flood at Scout trail head

Too fast and deep to cross !

 bridge under water at trail head 

 water now in the streams 

moon rise at Cerro summit 5:30 pm

Beautiful Chanterelle Mushroom 

1-11-16

Finally a dry sunny hike on CerroAlto 

The first seven photos are made after climbing the Scout Trail 

The first mile was as usual steep and damp from recent rains and bright and  sunny upon reaching the ridge .

loved it 

however on the west ridge , lots of standing water and mud .

My dog Sierra loved it , she drank from all the pools . On the drainage on the west edge , lots of water  three to for  feet  ft . deep .Sierra , my daily hiking partner loves to soak in the deep water . 

This is a worth while muddy trip if you love all the changes of nature .

The last five photos are on 1-12-16

Below a couple of friends , running the Ladies loop and Sierra 

excited to see  them .

Sierra enjoying the views 

I met this couple near the summit , they were enjoying then climb with four dogs 

Rinconada Trail

Rinconada Trail

Saturday 2 nd of January 2016

Cold day several surprises today , Ice on the trail , see photo . fresh Bear tracks 

note the bears have been asleep since late November . Look like something woke up this bear , see the fresh tracks .

The biggest surprise of all , my two friends Jim and Bob and I saw a mountain lion following two girls on the trail , too far away for a photo .

Sierra loves muddy water.below

12-28-15

As I approached Cerro Alto I saw the clouds above her ant they said today will be a very cold hike . And it was so . The air was crisp and I enjoyed the serenity and solitude  cold weather brings to the mountain . The birds sang , my dog Sierra played , dry winter leaves stood proud , having survived the recent rains . 

And as I exited the trail the sunset danced in the heavens rewarding me for making a cold 45 degree winter hike !

Cerro Alto Tough Cycle Summit

12-29-15 Cold hike on Cerro Alto 

Nice to see a cyclist summit the mountain !

Sierra enjoying the view from ATT trail looking north 

Cerro Alto Summit

Cerro Alto 

Cold Day Hike 

Sierra , my dog followed these two girls for three miles to 

the summit of Cerro Alto and at the top she joined them .

Sierra is so proud !

Cerro alto in the fall

Cerro Alto in the fall is cold , crisp and colorful in the fall .

Thanksgiving  weekend on the Scout trail , I love this trail on Cerro Alto in the fall 

My friend Mark tightening his shoe laces at the Summit in preparation foe 

a night decent .

Cerro Alto and Rinconada trails

The below tracks , stills and video are after the rain in the Pozo Area 

week of 11-8-15

I also noted fresh tracks on Cerro Alto the same week 

seems like much movement on the trails late in the year .

Note worthy is a few weeks ago I saw a large bear near the summit of Cerro Alto 

in the late evening hours .

bear tracks on Rinconada trail

Video below is on High Mountain Road near the Little Falls Trail head 

bear tracks on Cerro Alto

ATT trail near old shed pad

Cerro Alto --- Interesting People

family hiking Cerro Alto

Last week i had the pleasure of meeting this young family hiking Cerro Alto , and it always warms my heart to see dads introducing their babies to outdoor life at such an early age . My dog Sierra loved this encounter also . Keep on hiking !