June 22, 2019
Guess who went on their first hike this weekend? Mario did! He ended up being a great trail pup and tired himself out with all the pulling he did in the beginning. Guy couldn't even keep his eyes open on the car ride home.
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| Good job, Mario! |
Toby and I hiked Coal Creek Falls a few years ago (luckily before a surprise windstorm), but I parked at a different trailhead. The one Andy drove to was nice and paved. No pass required to park here. The lot was full so we ended up parking in the empty horse trailer lot since there were no trailers around. If it's really busy I suspect you could easily park along the road to the parking lot, too.
Print outs of the trail system are available at the trail head sign board. You can make this hike as short or as long as you want. I would love to come back here to do a trail run. Paths are well-maintained, well-marked, and wide.
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| Wide trail. Beware of slugs! |
The waterfall was more like a trickle. In fact, as we crossed the bridge we didn't even know we had reached it! We walked past and realized a few minutes later that that was Coal Creek Falls. I thought it was a very nice stroll through the forest and a great intro hike for Mario. In total we hiked about 3 miles.
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| Walking past the waterfall |
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| Sleepy Mario |
