Today's mission is to do a little clean-up on one of my Adopt-A-Trails, the Laurel Trail. It's pretty far out there and no one uses it but I like to do these things.
I planned a simple, expedient ride out on the Coit Superhighway but along the way, the single-track siren called me so up Anza » Jackson » Elderberry Spring I went. The risk is getting delayed and sure enough, here's a fallen tree on Elderberry Spring Trail:
I stopped and cleared the debris so one could go to the left where there is more overhead clearance,
…but the ground slopes-off, it's soft and covered with duff so I expect users will begin to shortcut this corner.
My lunch view on Jackson Road:
Hoover Airstrip again:
While I did some other light brushing in the adjacent area, this was my primary target today:
The fallen pine was very accommodating; it broke off in a manageable section. Plus I did a few yards of Scorched Earth™ brushing:
(There is a go-around of the fallen tree in the back of the photo.)
A view of this section, a steep chute, from the top:
Some scenery on the way home:
(California False Lupines on Jackson Trail)
Start at Hunting Hollow » Gilroy Hot Springs Road » Coyote Creek gate » Coit Road » Anza Trail » Jackson Trail » Elderberry Spring Trail » Rock Tower Trail » Elderberry Spring Trail » Jackson Road » Wasno Road » Coit Road » Willow Ridge Road » White Tank Spring Road » White Tank Spring Trail » Rose Dam Trail » Pacheco Creek Trail » Pacheco Camp » Coit Road » Pacheco Ridge Road » Laurel Trail, ad hoc trailwork. Laurel Trail » Pacheco Creek Trail » Pacheco Camp » Coit Road » Live Oak Spring Trail (upper) » Wagon Road » Wasno Road » Bovine Slalom » Wasno Road » Jackson Road » Elderberry Spring Trail » Rock Tower Trail » Elderberry Spring Trail » Jackson Trail » Anza Trail » Coit Road » Coyote Creek gate » Gilroy Hot Springs Road » Hunting Hollow parking. 32.90/5:36/10:22/5,632'
Gilroy:
Cordoza Ridge:
