I continued to take photos throughout the descent back down the hill.I'm embarrased to admit I don't know the names of most of the wildflower varieties in these photos which shall remain uncaptioned as a result. I hope you enjoy them in spite of that. Update: Be sure to check out my subsequent visit here nearly three years later in this posting.
There were numerous beautiful wildflowers along Black Mountain Road atop the saddle at the upper end of Friis Trail.
Dirt bike ding-dongs lift their bikes over this feature (scarred with rubber treadmarks) designed to keep them off Friis Trail which in turn is next to the sign telling them to stay off the trail.
It was nice to get back up to this hiking location for the first time this year with the previous time I visited this area being last year sometime.
It was a bummer to see what the shooting crowd has been doing in this area of late as well as the same thing regarding the motor bike crowd.
I sure wish it was legal to poach such people because I would if I could.
What these people have been doing is inconscionable and an insult to the rest of us who co-own these public lands.
I'm all for having the right to go out and shoot one's guns, but dadgummit, only shoot at stuff to which it is appropriate to shoot and clean up your shell casings when you're done.
As for the motor bikes which to begin with I utterly hate, you folks who drive them, STAY OFF trails to which you are not welcome to ride and enjoy all the trails out in this area to which you may ride. This is basic courtesy to your fellow citizens.
By the way, Friis Trail is about two miles long and the drive into to Friis Camp along Friis Camp Road from its intersection with Black Mountain Road is one and half miles along
This trail is the Fernandez Trail. it is about 5.8 miles in total length. it also continues east of Friis Camp about 2.5 miles to Fernandez Road.
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