Did a quick loop on the backyard trails in between the rains. Starting and ending at the French cafe at Talus, went up the upper half of Bear Ridge, then West Tibbett's, Cougar Pass and Harvey Manning up to the Million Dollar View and then back out via Shangri La. 5 miles, 1100 feet of gain.
The theme on these trails right now is MUSHROOOMS! So many different types have sprouted up all over the place, almost every log or mossy hollow has some.
There are two brand new bridges on Bear Ridge between the Talus Connector junction and the old bridge right before the West Tibbett's junction. Neither looks necessary - the lower one spans a massive canyon all of 18 inches across and 12 inches deep - but who doesn't love a nice bridge?
Trails are damp but no mud pits yet. Some slimy sections on Bear Ridge a bit below the old bridge, a few on Cougar Pass headed down from the West Tibbett's junction, and quite a few on the top section of Shangri La bear some caution as they are a bit slippery, but apart from the most of the loop still has great tread right now.
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