Summer Fun
My friend Adventure Bill had the week off and wanted to go on a new hike. We decided on White Rock Mountain Loop Trail. We rang up our good buddy Alf Carter, and he also wanted to go. So, at about 8:30 a.m. we headed down the highway. It promised to be a great day, the temperature was projected to be 75-80 and there was only blue skies and white clouds above us. It was quite a distance to the dirt road turn off that lead to the trailhead, and once on the dirt road, we went about seven miles before deciding maybe we were on the wrong road, but after stopping to consult the maps we decided that we were on the right road. It turned out to be 15 miles of dirt road. After two hours of driving we arrived at our destination.
After checking out the point we decided to head left down the loop trail. It was a very pleasant walk. There were no guard rails along the bluffs once you left the main point, so we walked pretty carefully, looking out to the lush, green forests that surrounded us. One of the first things we came across was one of the stone cabins that you can rent. It is pretty amazing that these stone structures have survived so well for almost 70 years. The CCC sure did an excellent job of constructing this place.
The well kept trail led us around the rim of the mountain, very near the edge the whole time. As we meandered our way around we were impressed with the views. They are breathtaking. After a bit, we came to one of several shelters that the CCC constructed along the trail.
After several hours we rounded a knob and there, in front of us, was the point at which we had started our hike. The White Rock Rim Loop Trail had brought us full circle. We stopped for quite awhile, not wanting to have to end the hike. We sat and let the sun shine down at us, and the very nice spring breeze cool us. Reluctantly, we got up and made our way back to the trailhead and headed back to civilization.
