April 26, 2012 - Bridgeport Trails

This week, eleven Geezers hiked the two trails at Bridgeport (on the South Yuba River). The area is west of Grass Valley and north of Lake Wildwood. The Buttermilk trail is 2.5 mile (total distance) out and back on the north side of the South Yuba River, east of the (now closed) covered bridge. The Point Defiance Trail is a 3.5 mile loop trail west of the covered bridge, and skirts the South Yuba River and Englebright Lake. Both hikes started and ended at the Bridgeport State Park- which was also this weeks very short lunch stop. The senior Geezers do tend to look forward to their lunch times, usually (if Roland is there) scheduled for noon, and they like to take their time eating. Occasionally, if nobody is looking, they sneak in a quick nap, but not this week! The younger Geezers wanted to be on the trail the moment they ate their last morsel of dried bread and sipped their last juice. No rest for the wicked! This hike is usually noted for its wild flowers and scenic beauty but due to the late rains and cold spell, most flowers are late in blooming. The Buttermilk trail was rated as easy and the Point Defiance trail was rated as moderately easy.