Aptly named, Hidden Valley is accessed only with a bit of work, climbing up and over a ridge that hides it from unknowing passers-by. The first mile of our seven mile loop was one of the more difficult. Quite the list of organizations worked to close this climbs a 1 mile long, 25° trail that serves as a gatekeeper to Hidden Valley. By 7:30am - our earliest morning by far - we were fed, watered, camera'd, sunscreened, and ready to go! With this being our last morning to explore - a 20-hour drive home mandating that we leave the area by mid-day, we promptly retreated back under our comforters for a few minutes to soak up a little more warmth before dressing and taking care of breakfast. That meant that as the light outside started to change, we were both already awake and it was no trouble at all to hop out of the tent to capture what turned out to be a colorful - if distant - sunrise! 96-04 Tacoma Bed Rack open dropdown menuĮven with earplugs, sleep was hard to come by with 20mph winds buffeting the tent and shaking the truck.
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