From Salmon Falls to Cronan Ranch

A break in the weather leads Geno and I to the foothills east of Folsom Lake for an out-n-back 10-mile hike along the Salmon Falls Trail to Cronan Ranch Regional Park. Beginning at the Salmon Falls Bridge, the spectacular trail winds through an undulating terrain of oaks and pines above a river gorge (the lower South Fork of American River) ending along the water's edge within the Cronan Ranch Regional Park. After 10 miles, my body and feet were feeling the physical exertion. Much thanks to the efforts of the American River Conservancy and the Bureau of Land Management for another great winter hike!