Trinity Hike

My family and I have an annual tradition, one that missed last year as I was in the southern Hemisphere. Every year around the onset of spring we hike along the South Fork of the Trinity River and check out the great wildflowers and vistas. This year did not disappoint in the wildflower department, and though it was a little cold we enjoyed ourselves immensely. Another plus: I have yet to feel any itches from being around poison oak. The trail has a treasure of the stuff, but somehow through some matrix moves and paying attention to your feet (as every climber should) you can come out unscathed.

Monkeyflower, or Mimulus

My Father, brother and mother