Coulson Gulch to Ralph Price Reservoir
We haven't gone hiking in a little while because of the smoke. This weekend the winds were blowing West, so it kept the East side of the mountains pretty clear so we decided to go for a hike. We were originally planning on a 5 mile round trip hike which would have been turning around once we hit a forest road but ended up walking down the service road to Ralph Prince Reservoir which added an extra two and a half miles round trip making the total hike just under 7.5 miles and just over 1,500 feet in elevation gain. The hike took us 3 and a quarter hours to complete. I'm glad we made it to the reservoir because it gave us a nice destination with some great views.
This hike was a lot different than all the others we have gone on because the hike started at the high point. So we hiked down 1,500 feet in elevation, and the hard part was the return back to the car. Typically hikes start low, you hike up high, and the hike back is nice and easy. Because of this, we were never given the point of turning around early from exhaustion since going down is always easier than going up. We paid for this in some sore muscles the next day, but overall it was a pretty good hike.
7.43 mi
3.2 hrs
7,707 ft
1,558 ft
Along the Ridge
I took this photo shooting with my lens just off to the sun, which is to the left of this photo. That washed out the sky quite a bit so I converted it to black and white which hides the washed out sky a little better.
Skinny Path
The path was rather narrow. Made it difficult to trek through the grass since the grass was covering a good portion of the trail.
Ralph Price Reservoir
It took us about an hour and a half to hike the almost 4 miles to Ralph Price Reservoir. Pretty good timing, although we were hiking down the entire way, so it wasn't all that strenuous.
In the Water
Katie took her boots off and dipped them in the reservoir for a little bit while we rested before heading back to the car.
