PETE'S LAKE NATOMA LOOP HIKE INDEX 2006-2008

Seeking to maintain my hiking fitness, I learned of this fairly new portion of bike trail. Normally, I'd be climbing or skiing the peaks, but now with global warming, I seek to reduce my carbon footprint. For the price of two light rail tickets ($4, 2007), I get a ride out to, and back from, Historic Folsom Station. Starting and ending my hike from there, this saves the gallon of fuel I'd normally use. Though I am well aware of the impact of the local use of electricity (we are only about 50% clean--solar, wind, and hydro, 2006, SMUD), I think that doing this particular hike, using mass transit, saves the environment. Of course, there are no peaks to be climbed, with the elevations being mainly flat, but I can get a hundred feet, or two, of gain doing the 11 mile loop. There's a short side trip to the top of some tailings, too.

Lake Natoma Loop 23X October 8, 2008

Lake Natoma Loop 22X April 29, 2008

Lake Natoma Loop 21X February 3, 2008

Lake Natoma Loop 20X January 13, 2008

Lake Natoma Loop 19X May 27, 2007

Lake Natoma Loop 18X May 3, 2007

Lake Natoma Loop 17X April 2, 2007

Lake Natoma Loop 16X March 24, 2007

Lake Natoma Loop 15X March 17, 2007

Lake Natoma Exploratory March 14, 2007

Lake Natoma Loop 14X February 17, 2007

Lake Natoma Loop 13X February 4, 2007

Lake Natoma Loop 12X April 13, 2006

Lake Natoma Loop 11X April 5, 2006

Lake Natoma Loop 10X March 30, 2006

Lake Natoma Loop 9X March 23, 2006

Lake Natoma Loop 8X March 18, 2006

Lake Natoma Loop 7X March 7, 2006

Lake Natoma Loop 6X March 4, 2006

Lake Natoma Loop 5X March 1, 2006

Lake Natoma Loop 4X February 22, 2006

Lake Natoma Loop 3X February 12, 2006

Lake Natoma Loop 2X February 7, 2006

Lake Natoma Loop January 29, 2006

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