I had found the Wendall T. Robie trail by looking about on the internet, and it seemed like a good possibility as it was close to Sacramento. As last year, Frances decided at the last possible moment that she would like to join us for the hike, so we had to backtrack to pick her up. Then we stopped at the freeway-close Raley's in Loomis to buy her lunch provisions, since her larder was bare of hike food.
Once we left the freeway we were on a windy 2 lane road, and then on a windy one lane paved road (no stripe but room for two cars to pass) and then on a windy one lane dirt road ( I was glad we didn't meet any cars.) I hadn't printed directions to the trailhead so we were relying on memory (never wise). We stopped by a gate to reconnoiter and luckily Pam noticed a trail sign, which was not obvious at all. It started to pour just then, so we ate our lunches sitting in the car and waiting for the rain to stop.
Were putting on our boots when two jeeps and a pickup came down the road. That was the only other folks we saw the entire day (nobody else was on the trail, this in the middle of Memorial Day weekend!).
The trail was very pretty; the white fairy lanterns were out in force, as was the Heuchera and the ticks! The trail is mostly level, and there are a few places where you can catch a glimpse of the river far below.
We started up the trail at 1.50 pm, and so finally turned around about 4.30. We never made it to Canyon Creek. Looking at the topo map, it was probably still miles away. The trip back on the trail was uneventful except there were a lot more ticks, since it had warmed up and the sun was out. Doug joined us for dinner (Sushi Hook) and dessert (Cheesecake Factory). Curiously, Pam ran into her niece at Cheesecake Factory. Got home about 10.45 pm
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