Sagehen Creek
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Sagehen Creek |
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Comments:
This hike is my favorite early
season journey. Not only is it a fairly easy walk, but many of the
early flowers seem to grace this path. Along this creek I first
discovered the Brown's Peony with its awkward downward facing flowers
and their stunning but somehow inappropriate colors. Near the end
of the trail, at Stampede Reservoir, are fields that fill with Camas
Lilies in early spring. This spectacle transforms the grassy
meadow into a rolling sea with color similar to that of the deep blue of
the Pacific Ocean. Along the trail is the other Lilly - the Death
Camas. It was only after returning to Truckee that my friends and
I discovered the name and nature of this flower we had closely examined
along the trail. Without any prompting each of us went to the restroom
to wash our hands. Nobody died, happily! |
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Directions: The trail is not signed but relatively easy to find. Traveling north of Truckee on Route 89, you will note a small turnoff parking area on the right immediately after crossing the second (the first is Prosser) creek about 7.2 miles north of the Route 80 overpass. From there you just follow the trail along the creek for about 2 miles of sensational hiking till you reach the reservoir and the meadows that fill with Camas Lilies. | |||||