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Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
10/17/2018
An interpretive sign marks the East Loop Trailhead.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
10/17/2018
The trail begins on a service road beyond a white gate.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
10/17/2018
The trail surface over the 3.9-mile course is a mix of gravel path, dirt double track, and sandy single track.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
10/17/2018
Views of the Slide Mountain and the Sierra to the west.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
10/17/2018
A field of sagebrush lines the East Loop Trail.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
10/17/2018
This intersection, though unsigned, is marked by the presence of a wooden post. Other intersections have no markers at all.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
10/17/2018
When heading in a clockwise direction, the trail's later half is mostly singletrack.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
10/17/2018
Views of the water of Washoe Lake in the distance form an appealing mirage in the mid-day heat.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
10/17/2018
Mule deer are a frequent sight in the farm fields just across the road from the park.