On Sunday afternoon, Yum and I went for a short little drive.
Only a few hundred miles.
Silver Fork of the American River
Yum with her new friend in Kirkwood
My new crush, Hope Valley.
Hope Valley is such a beautiful place. It lies between Kirkwood and the Cal-Neva border along highway 88. It has everything that I look for in the mountains: bleach-white granite rocks, high altitude(7,000 ft.), a trout stream (West Fork of the Carson River), designated camp grounds (US Forest Service link), alpine scenery(meadows, high mountain peaks), and my beloved pine and aspen trees.
I’ve spent all day Monday and today dreaming about Hope Valley. I can’t wait to go back for another visit.