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| Dennis Poulin | Standard Trail  Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2004 | |
| Nice hike for 2 county highpoints. | |
| Posted Dec 13, 2009 4:47 pm | ||
| Adamus | Summit Springs Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2009 | |
| A pleasant hike. The drive was long, but straightforward. It wasn't too warm either. | |
| Posted Sep 22, 2009 5:41 pm | ||
| ericwillhite | Summit Springs | |
| At Fouts Camp Junction the map shows a 4 way but I only saw 2 additional ways to go. Totally messed up and went right. Followed trails (old and new) going all over the mountain until finally I realized what happened and I just headed my own way to the top. Kept running into more trails not on the map as well. Made it but only 1 mile visibility all day due to fires. | |
| Posted Mar 9, 2009 5:21 pm | ||
| Noondueler | Snowy namesake Date Climbed: Apr 8, 2000 | |
| Had to cross a creek with the van. Whoa! Made it! | |
| Posted Nov 6, 2008 3:07 pm | ||
| Bubba Suess | Well, I did it. | |
| Climbed it on Memorial Day of '06. Nice hike. | |
| Posted Mar 9, 2007 11:11 pm | ||
| Bob Burd | From Summit Springs Date Climbed: Oct 5, 2006 | |
| No cars, no people, no deer, no lizards, no snakes, no views. A decidedly uneventful hike without any redeeming qualities other than the exercise and to say I've been to the Colusa/Lake county highpoint. A heckuva lot of driving. Went to Brokeoff in the late afternoon. Trip Report | |
| Posted Oct 10, 2006 8:48 pm | ||
| surgent | Great hike! | |
| Went up with my wife. Just one other out on the trails. | |
| Posted Sep 13, 2006 3:10 pm | ||
| boisedoc | Lots of driving Date Climbed: Jul 1, 1995 | |
| My first California summit. Lots of driving on forest service roads. Fun hike. | |
| Posted Sep 11, 2006 5:54 am | ||
| keema | From Summit Springs Trailhead Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2006 | |
| A very enjoyable hike. Just wish the air was a lttle cleaner for the views. I saw only 4 backpackers headed out so I had the summit all to myself. In fact the entire area as far as humans go, but I did see zillions of lizards. No rattlesnakes though. On my drive out I saw quite a few vehicles with rifles as the next day was the opening of deer season in this zone. The picture is on the west summit. I hit both just to make sure I got the county highpoint. | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2006 2:24 am | ||
| brianhughes | From Summit Springs trailhead ... Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2006 | |
| Very enjoyable hike out to both East and West summits. Smoke from nearby forest fires pretty much ruined the long-range views, but a nice day nonetheless. The lady at the Stonyford Forest Service office told me the road was closed 1.5 miles below the Summit Springs trailhead due to a slide. But I got up there and it appeared the repairs had been essentially completed, as the road was easily passable. Here's a quote from the SP main page " ... but rattlers are also reportedly present (watch out!)." Reportedly, my ass - I was going down the trail, still well above 6,000 ft elevation, and nearly stepped on a 4-foot long rattler that eventually developed a real bad attitude about having his picture taken. Got back to the trailhead near sunset and decided to sleep in the truck at a nice campsite about a quarter mile down the road instead of trying the long drive home in the dark. I'd just settled in for the night when one of the local good ole boys stopped by to find out what I knew about a group of asians he was convinced were up to no good - most likely poaching deer. Turns out I had met them on the trail, and I had also gotten a pretty strange feeling about them. Anyway, he was hot on their trail, and it was probably best for all parties if he never caught up with them. Spent the next day just taking my time on the drive out, enjoying the views and checking out different areas along the way. Made a side trip to walk around Lett's Lake. It's a pretty lake, but I wouldn't want to camp there on a busy weekend. | |
| Posted Aug 8, 2006 5:06 am | ||
| nikolai | I've done this one twice | |
| The first time was from the north. We had an outdated trail map and got lost. But it was beautiful! The second time was in the fall from the shorter souther route. We ran into 30 or so hunters. Don't forget your cowbell! | |
| Posted Jul 16, 2006 4:33 am | ||
| rgreene | Deafy Glade/Summit Trail Date Climbed: Jun 3, 2006 | |
| Creek running like crazy, lots of snow above 6200'. Nice warm day, lots of flies. Only one other person on the trail this Saturday (looks like there was a mass of people last weekend for Memorial Day from the summit register). | |
| Posted Jun 4, 2006 7:01 am | ||
| Matt Worster | Summit Trail Date Climbed: Nov 11, 2005 | |
| Low clouds, but they parted when we got near the top. Nice trail. | |
| Posted Mar 29, 2006 3:31 pm | ||
| 96avs01 | Route Climbed: East Peak Loop Date Climbed: October 23, 2004 | |
| Summited after encountering several feet of snow on the last few hundred feet. Spent the night at the summit. Awoke to a crystal clear valley with incredible views, including Shasta. | |
| Posted Dec 5, 2005 1:50 am | ||
| jakefrisbee | Route Climbed: Summit Springs Date Climbed: October 9, 2005 | |
| Cloudless day with relatively little haze in the Central Valley, which allowed us to see all of Mount Shasta and Lassen Peak! We saw several deer hunters along the trail, but no hikers and no deer. The trail is well built and maintained. After leaving the East Peak, we followed the West Peak ridge to attempt to make a loop back to Cedar Camp. If you try this, stay on the ridge as much as possible! We descended off the ridge to the right through the unforested hillside and ended up wading through lots of thorny bushes to gain a trail back to Cedar Camp. | |
| Posted Oct 10, 2005 11:46 am | ||
| Matthew Holliman | Route Climbed: Summit trail Date Climbed: May 30, 2005 | |
| Hiked this on my way back to the Bay Area after climbing Mt. Shasta the day before. Took the trail to the East Summit, then headed over to the lower West Summit and looped back via an old unmaintained trail (not shown on the 7.5'). Nice area. | |
| Posted Jul 16, 2005 2:10 pm | ||
| derbilly | Route Climbed: Waterfall loop Date Climbed: May 29, 2004 | |
| Got up to the summit at sunset. I could barely make out Shasta and Lassen. | |
| Posted Jun 23, 2004 3:38 am | ||
| dharmadog | Route Climbed: summit Date Climbed: June 1, 2004 | |
| hiked with my friend from NYC.....great view of shasta and lassen. i have climbed this many times...i view it from my home. Many lupines on the lower trail. | |
| Posted Jun 21, 2004 12:42 am | ||
| Sam Mills | Route Climbed: Summit trail Date Climbed: March 2000 | |
| A late start and a lot of snow (and postholing) put me on the West summit mid afternoon. A nice peak for dayhiking, but a time consuming drive to the trailheads. | |
| Posted Jan 26, 2004 11:51 pm | ||
| Diggler | Route Climbed: Deafy Glade/Summit Trail Date Climbed: 10 June, 2003 | |
| Having been turned back with Marianne in mid May due to various causes including a late start (her car's life was almost at its end), route-finding difficulties, & high, soft snow (w/o snowshoes or even gaiters), I came back on June, and I wasn't gonna take "no" for an answer... Getting another late start this time, I nonetheless felt it important to attempt the peak via the same route as before (style points were deemed key). I left the Deafy Glade TH @ 14.50. Taking a few short intermittent breaks along the way, I got to the Deafy Glade-summit trail junction @ 16.46, & managed to attain the summit by 18.51. Not having to negotiate a 3-ft high swollen creek en route, or resort to snow-covered bushwhacking up a non-existent trail with a crust of snow too weak to support body weight (not that the 1st trip wasn't great, however), helped immensely. After lingering at the summit for awhile (unfortunately it was too hazy to see much), talking to this old dude for a bit & eating my 'lunch,' I departed @ 18.53. Trying to avoid being stuck on the at-times-not-easily-discernable Deafy Glade trail at night again (which would've been surmounted, but which would've likely required significantly more time), I made an effort to get down quickly. To get first-hand beta on the standard route, I flew down to the standard trailhead (arriving @ 20.01, leaving @ 20.05), noting its elevation, and the surrounding features of the trail along the way. Dropping down from the T-junction at 20.19, I had enough light to get down the trail w/o getting off-track once. Arriving at the creek @ 21.14, I soaked some of the soreness away, then took off, getting back to my bike, & the Deafy Glade TH, at an early 21.51. Great day, some nice views, and fun hiking! | |
| Posted Jun 17, 2003 5:13 pm | ||
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