Hike Coordinator: Brad Bishop.
On June 15th we decided to stretch our legs a little and head on down to Boccard Pt. above Ashland. The crew for this adventure included David, Terry, Coreena, Missy, Kylie, Mike, Arleigh and myself. The weather report called for temps up to 90, but with the forest cover and a gentle breeze that was a non-factor.
The springtime bloom was in full abundance for most of the first two or three miles (and last two or three). Lots of Orange, Red, Yellow, Blue and Purple mixed with the dominate Green. As we got near our departure from the PCT to Boccard we were rewarded with sneak-peaks of a snowy Shasta and Mt. Eddy. The fairly rocky, but well worn trail to the point ended up giving us the payoff of great views of Shasta, Mt. Eddy, Trinity Forest and the Marble Mountains as well as the Klamath River Valley and Pilot Knob Rock.
After a quick lunch at the point we headed back the 5 miles from whence we came including the sneaky two mile uphill climb once we joined up with the PCT again. Overall we hiked the 10 miles in about five hours and even though we worked hard on some spots I think everyone had a great time.
Pictures by Brad Bishop
