Southern Sequoia Camp3 Salmon Creek

Ahhhh. This is more like it. When I got there, it was a little messy from the previous occupants, so one of the first things I did was police the area of bottles, cans, and empty shell casings. Firewood was plentiful, and it had a nice fire ring.

The camp was right on the creek, and there was plenty of room. During the two days there, only one person (vehicle) came by the camp. A local sherrif who was new to the area was out exploring and learning the roads himself, so he stopped by to say hi. I ran into him again while out riding too, but in the two days, I only saw about 4 or 5 people as I ranged 20 miles or so around the camp.

On the second big ride, I tried to go up a black diamond trail (they rate ATV trails like they do ski runs - black, blue, and green), but only got a mile or so before it got too difficult, so went south instead. I drove forest service roads down by Long Meadow, where I had lunch, and on to the beautiful Cannel Meadow, where I came across the old cabin and stables on the meadow. It was really peaceful there.

I liked this spot so much that I spent 2 nights here, making a total of three days and nights in the immediate area. However, by the third day I felt I had pretty much exhausted the local rides (sticking to the legal forest service roads), so it was time to move on ...

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