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It felt a little strange breaking camp on Sunday while most everyone else was
staying until Labor Day Monday. Jean had wanted to return a day in advance.
Since we were already staying 3 nights, and I didn't really want to face Labor
Day return traffic, especially with the Bay Bridge closed due to construction,
I didn't try to fight it. I did, however, take it as a license to sneak in one
more short hike before we left.
So, after breaking camp, we made the 5 minute drive over to the
Sand Pond Interpretive Trail.
After the hike, we drove to Downieville. We arrived to find ourselves in the
middle of the Downieville first annual "Great Rickshaw Race". Which meant that
we had to circle around for a few minutes to find parking. We then visited the
store to get some ice cream, and discovered we were just in time, since they
were closing at the odd hour of 3pm. After ice cream, we wandered over to
some of the booths set up next to the race. People were festive and milling about
on the street, but there didn't seem to be much to see. There were only about a
half dozen booths set up selling art or food. The races were held sporadically,
and we didn't stay long enough to witness one.
We continued along Highway 49, heading back to the Bay Area. Along the way back
I probably encountered close to a dozen signs reminding me that the Bay Bridge
was closed until Tuesday morning. As we had hoped, we encountered zero traffic
on the way back, arriving home after about 4 hours 20 minutes of driving.
The Lakes Basin area is one of those places I enjoy visiting, but that hardly anyone
knows about. After 2 trips, there's still more room for exploration. In the future,
I hope to visit Mt. Elwell, Upper Sardine Lake, Haskell Peak, and Frazier Falls. There
are also other lakes too numerous to mention.
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