White Rock Trail
The post holiday blues have been seriously bringing me down. Anyone else have that issue too? Instead of wallowing at home, I headed out to Red Rock with some friends hoping that a hike would help. No surprise, it did.
We parked at the lower lot at the White Rock Trailhead to avoid driving up a pitted gravel road in our compact sedan. There was snow on the mountains and in shady spots along the trail, which made the whole trip extra scenic.
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Powdered sugar dusting of snow on the mountains. Yum. |
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Super cozy! |
Nick came along with the promise of pancakes afterwards. I'm not above bribes.
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Our friends look tiny on that rock in the middle of the shot |
We hiked to the saddle at the highest point of the trail and our friends clambered up some icy boulders to get to a vista. From where I was standing the acoustics were amazing, we had a full conversation in our normal voices. They were convinced I was hiding 10 feet below them on the mountain since I sounded so close. Magic.
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Hello up there! |
Nick was so excited about pancakes that he basically skipped down the road to the car before the rest of us. Too bad I had the keys.
This is one of my favorite quick hikes in Red Rock and I'm excited to go back and do the full loop.
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