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The trail starts at Snake Lagoon and immediately starts climbing. The area was
hit by a lightning fire back in 1991, but it has quickly recovered. The bushes
are thick, if not particularly tall. Branches run across the trail at head
level. At one point, Jean was paying too much attention to the ground and not
enough to the trees, with a painful result. I nearly did the same later in
the hike, but managed to stop short.
The trail eventually starts its downhill path toward the ocean, similar to the
Breakneck River hike. The Rocky River is much wider and faster than the
Breakneck. The Breakneck is peaceful, but the Rocky is active. We crossed
over the river on wooden planks.
Jean crossing the river
It soon became apparent that the mouth of the river was much further than we
had anticipated. The signs had made it seem close, but we knew that hiking
to the end and back wouldn't leave us any time to visit Remarkable Rocks. So
we made the quick decision to stop where we were and head back.
Rocky River
We stopped and listened to the banjo frogs. There weren't as many as on the
Breakneck River. We spotted a cave high above the river on the opposite side
and wondered if there was anything there. But we didn't have much time to
explore, so we turned around and headed back the way we came. This time we
made sure to look for all the branches.
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