Unexpected walk with friends

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User: Austin Explorer - 1/8/2023

Location: Jack London State Historic Park

Rating: 3stars

Difficulty: 2stars

Solitude:

Miles Hiked: 3.80 Miles Elapsed Time: 1 hour, 44 minutes

Comments:

Coppertone and I took advantage of a relatively dry weekend day to go for a walk into the back of Jack London State Park. All of the natural trails were certainly quagmires of mud from the days of incessant rain. The paved road of this hike was the perfect option for us.

At the gate near the start of Orchard Road we came across two neighbors who were with friends starting their walk. We ended up going with them and chatting the entire way.

We hiked uphill to the old Camp Via site, looped around the camp and then doubled back down to the Developmental Center. It was a nice bit of exercise that totaled out to a bit less than 4 miles. And our shoes did not end up caked in mud!

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