On Saturday, September 5, 2010, I did the
Grouse Ridge hike with the
Sacramento Trail Mix Hiking Meetup. This is located about a two hour drive from Sacramento in the Tahoe National Forest. The hike takes you around a number of lakes and follows some old mining trails. The end point of the hike is a visit to the
Grouse Ridge Lookout. This Forest Service fire lookout was built in 1923, but has been vacant and vandalized since the 1970s. You cannot go into the building, but that may change as a group is looking into restoring the building. You can walk around the balcony, which was quite windy. The Lookout provides a beautiful vista at an elevation of 7707 feet.
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| Island Lake from the Grouse Ridge Trail. |
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| A view from Grouse Ridge. |
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| The Trail up to Grouse Ridge Lookout |
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| Outhouse at the end of the world (or at least Grouse Ridge.) |
Someone in the group posted this video of the trip.
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