Last year my mom gave me this great book called "60 hikes in 60 miles". It's loaded with 60 hikes around the Sacramento area that you can drive to within 60 miles...give or take a few. Today our family had a leisurely start to this hike, up near Camp Far West. It took us about an hour to get there. The lake was incredibly low so we wondered if there would be any falls flowing. We headed off on what the book described as a 5.8 mile hike, roundtrip.
It didn't take long before we thought we were lost, but we found some boysenberry bushes to nibble on and we were happy again!
Kim gathered quite a few. They all weren't terribly sweet, but we had fun picking anyway.
Farther down the trail, which was mostly in the sun, Aaron and I found these pinecones. He wanted a "before and after picture"...before squirrel and after squirrel. It was pretty amazing, these pinecones are heavy and thick!
This is the one Aaron decided to carry around for awhile.
The trail was well marked and easy to follow most of the way, and good hills to climb, too!
When we found the falls Aaron was the first to walk out.
Kim was a bit nervous about the edge.
We stopped at the top of the falls to eat our PB&J and other snacks we carried in our hydration packs. Aaron used his knife to pry the pine nuts out of the pinecone.
We set the timer on the camera a took a quick family photo.
The water was rushing pretty fast.
I loved the way this partof the falls made a zig-zag!
This is the pool we hiked down to.
Kim and I decided to put our feet in while the boys opted for a swim!
After a refreshing water soak we packed up and set back for home.
It didn't take long before we thought we were lost, but we found some boysenberry bushes to nibble on and we were happy again!
Kim gathered quite a few. They all weren't terribly sweet, but we had fun picking anyway.
Farther down the trail, which was mostly in the sun, Aaron and I found these pinecones. He wanted a "before and after picture"...before squirrel and after squirrel. It was pretty amazing, these pinecones are heavy and thick!
This is the one Aaron decided to carry around for awhile.
The trail was well marked and easy to follow most of the way, and good hills to climb, too!
When we found the falls Aaron was the first to walk out.
Kim was a bit nervous about the edge.
We stopped at the top of the falls to eat our PB&J and other snacks we carried in our hydration packs. Aaron used his knife to pry the pine nuts out of the pinecone.
We set the timer on the camera a took a quick family photo.
The water was rushing pretty fast.
I loved the way this partof the falls made a zig-zag!
This is the pool we hiked down to.
Kim and I decided to put our feet in while the boys opted for a swim! 
After a refreshing water soak we packed up and set back for home.
We took some pictures on the way out because it was hard to believe that hidden behind this dry grassy area was a beautiful waterfall. We would've never believed it!
Happy Trails to you....
That looks like a good one. Take us with next time for sure. We love a good hike!
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