For this one, we really packed a lot into one day! We left home a little after 6:30am to drive to Sullivan Lake. The Noisy Creek campground is closed for the year, but there's enough space for a few cars to park just outside the gate (and there were a lot of us out enjoying the gorgeous fall weather today!).
The original plan was to hike to Hall Mountain, but we realized we didn't really have enough time for that considering our afternoon plans. Instead, we opted for Noisy Creek as far as the creek crossing & back, and then did about an hour out on the Sullivan Lakeshore Trail before returning to our starting spot.
We were on our way to the Lion's Club Rail Riders final timeslot of the season, but we still had just enough time to stop by Sweet Creek Falls for a quick tour of the short trails.
All told, we hiked close to 10 miles in our three trail segments, and still made it to Ione with a few minutes to spare for our "Rail Riders" tour, which was also close to 10 miles. We got our tickets for the ride a couple months ago, so it was a risk that totally paid off in terms of the fall weather. (They'll be doing it again next year, so be sure to watch for when the tickets go on sale. They sold out months in advance for this year's rides.) The entire day was just spectacular, with fall color but also a few lingering wildflowers.
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