Cache Creek Hike

We wanted to take a walk or a hike yesterday morning, so we chose a different location from the ones around town. There was one that we took last year - Cache Creek - that sounded like a good one for this time of year. The drive to the beginning of the trailhead was through the south part of Jackson and we arrived there shortly after 10 AM.

The trail is a steady climb for the first mile and we had forgotten how many bikes and dogs there were on this particular trail.

It was past the peak season for most of the wildflowers, but there were some late bloomers that we saw along the way. Starting with this Goatsbeard:

lots of Western Coneflowers, including this one with a bee walking around:

This Indian Paintbrush:

and lots of these berries that we believe are the poisonous Red Baneberry:

There were also many areas where it appeared like we were walking through a garden:

We also saw several different kinds of butterflies, this being one of them:

The total distance we hiked was only about 4 miles but the hike was fairly strenuous. As we approached the end of the trail, we walked on this nice "boardwalk" that ran along the creek to the end of the trailhead:

It was a good hike to take on a morning before going to work.

We had another super busy night at the front desk with lots of petty complaints and problems with the wi-fi, water faucets, room locations and you name it. We were again happy to see the shift end at 11 PM.

Today is our scheduled lunch with our friends - Roxie and Terry - from Spring Training that work at the KOA Campground south of Jackson. We are to meet at Cutty's restaurant where they have great Philly Cheesesteaks among other good sandwiches. Until tomorrow...