We didn’t make a plan to hike National Recreation Trails, but we seemed to
be finding them along our way. Just
a few miles from our campsite was the 30 mile long Pioneer Loop Trail, another designated National Recreation Trail. This
trail followed the remains of an old mining road and it climbed up several thousand feet to two lakes. It started in a dry lodgepole pine forest and
gently climbed into a more boggy lodgepole and douglas fir forest. Then the trail opened up into gentling
rolling meadows before beginning a steeper climb to the lakes. The meadows were really beautiful, but the
trail was very, very rocky. We made it
about 4.5 miles and took a long lunch break by beautiful Lacy Creek before we hiked back
down.
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| Maya on the very rocky trail Pioneer Loop Trail |
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| Gorgeous Lacy Creek Valley |
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