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March 06, 2007
Playing Hooky
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| Monday I ducked work and took my son on a hike to Feather Falls. Now is a wonderful time of the year to go. The weather is great for a hike, and the water flow is at full power. The photo doesn't do it justice. The waterfall is 640' in height and thunders into the rocks below with constantly changing sprays of water. It is a lot like watching a campfire on steroids. |
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| It takes about an hour to drive from Chico to the Feather Falls trailhead. The hike out to the falls takes less than a couple of hours. A fantastic overlook has been built to provide a stunning view of both the falls and the valley the water runs down. The overlook is shown above and is built out onto a precipice. It's a
a great place for lunch, or a long break in the middle of the hike. It
is also a fine place to have a light saber fight. Once again I
suffered defeat at the hands of a young padawan.
Oh well, that's what happens when you delve into the "dark side". Below is a picture of my son showing off some of the lady bugs we came across. From November to March you can find large clumps of these bugs wintering together. Finding the ladybugs was just one of the mini adventures we had. |
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Posted by Lon at March 6, 2007 12:00 AM