Gary-Summer: January 8, 2025

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

January 8, 2025 - Corrine Lake

Title: January 8, 2025 - Corrine Lake

Hike Info : Description : Extra Photo's

Hike Info:

Type: Hiking

Trail head: Corrine Lake Road

Trail: Corrine Lake Road

Destination: Corrine Lake

Distance: 6.44 miles

Start Time: 11:04

End Time: 2:45

Travel Time: 3:41 (1.75 mph)

Moving Time: 2:51 (2.26 mph)

Elevation Rise: 623'

Descent: 615‘

Maximum Elevation: 2,535'

GPS Tracks

Description:

Flume from Manzanita Lake

I woke up this morning with the skies just starting to turn pink. Judging by other Facebook posts, other people noticed this pinkness as well and were in awe of it. Then I bought time by doing odds and ends until everybody was ready to go, about 10. The everybody is Steven, Korra, Sherri and myself.

It does not take long for us to drive up Highway 41 to the road going over to North Fork. We turn onto Road 222, keeping a sharp lookout for Corrine Lake Road. Once we find it, we turn off and travel about 100 yards where there is a wide spot on the road and park there. This is where the flume reconnects with your road.

At 11:00, our boots hit the road. Our pathway will take us along the dirt road until it becomes a PG&E road where it mysteriously gets paved. But that is about two miles or so walking from now. The road rolls up and down ridges with the flume following us or going through ridges. Some of the time it is rather plain. But other times the tranquility of gently flowing water is mesmerizing.

Water is not the only attraction. We pass by houses of people who are probably trying to escape from the Life in the city. We have one episode of dogs wanting us out of there, which we gladly accommodated. In the distance we see the Dhamma Mahāvana. At least it was in 2018 We roll through the hills which give the greenness as if it was Spring.

Hiking the road

Before we get to Corrine Lake, there is a long decline, followed by a rise back up to the Lake level. Before seeing the Lake, we stopped at an outhouse. Then to the Lake. There is a guy fishing, but he says that he is not having any luck.

One of the virtues of this Lake is that it had a tendency to reflect the hills and mountains around it. There are high clouds today; the contrast of blue and white with the mountains creates a sense of awe. We settle down at the west end of the Lake and have our lunch. It also gives us a chance to rest and take it all in.

After about half an hour, we took our leave of the Lake. We set a nice pace back. Coming in, we saw a dead animal in the road. The guesses if what it was were a black squirrel, possum or a skunk. On the way back, we looked a bit closer-not too close-and determined that the skunk guess was correct.

We get back to the car about 2:45 and the motor starts about 3. Are we hungry? Steven answers yes. We have eaten at a BBQ in North Fork and will see if it is still there. It is. It is a Veteran run restaurant, called North Fork BBQ, of all things, and serves pretty good. I have the Yosemite Yardbird-chicken; both Sherri and Steven had the Carolina Pig. It takes about half an hour to devour our meal before we head out. The trip back is uneventful.