After re-reading the responses to the post by Rynomcavoy I'm tempted to do a Sacramento Area hang up in the local hills. Maybe I'll go scout the area this weekend to see what the snow load looks like. Some years it's hikeable in March. On a non-drought-non-climate change affected years there's snow into July. Unfortunately, we haven't had that kind of snow in probably 7 or 8 years.
Lake Spaulding should be open. Grouse ridge might be open at the Carr Lake entrance if not the actual Grouse Ridge entrance.
What dates look good to you folks? The next 2 weeks are booked for me, then there's Memorial day weekend which is always crowded (although I know some spots in the back country where we'd have our own camp). I'll PM everyone on Rynomcavoy's post to direct them here. But anyone else is also welcome to join in.
Let's get a consensus on two questions:
What dates look good?
What distance hiking (between 6000 and 7000 ft elevation) is about right? I think the top distance would be about 7 to 8 miles which we can stretch over a day. I'll suggest different places depending on the length of the hike.
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