Grand Park Backdoor

Sunday Pam, Phyllis, Rhonda, Sue, Lance and I hit the trail to hike to Grand Park via the "Backdoor" route which uses the Lake Eleanor Trail. The trail to the lake was lined with ripe huckleberries - a couple of different varieties - that were ripe and tasty. We made the short trip from the car to the lake in good time and headed up the trail towards Grand Park.

First, you descend a couple hundred feet to a meadow. As we were walking through the meadow we spotted some brand new tree frogs no more than 1/2 inch long. The trail goes back in the woods and you climb 7 or 800 feet in total on your way the Grand Park.

Once you are done climbing you get huge views. I carried my wide angle lens for that very purpose and was treated to great views to shoot. We like to hike to the junction of the Northern Loop Trail and take it for about 1/4 mile to a fantastic viewpoint.

We had lunch there and took a bunch of pictures before heading back down. All in all we were on the trail for about 4 1/2 hours. You just can't hike fast in Grand Park. It's too pretty! All in all we managed 10.33 miles and 1642 feet of elevation gain.

Be very well and more soon....