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There were a handful of cars parked at the trailhead as we prepared for the
hike under a cloudless sky. We then walked over to the trailhead sign and
started our hike into the forest. It's a typical Sierra conifer forest, and
the trail is fairly level to start with. Here and there were wildflowers --
Indian paintbrush, lupine, and others.
Shortly, the trail descends steeply, providing much of the 180 feet of descent.
It then levels off a bit. About 0.8 miles in, there are the remnants of an
old log cabin. It stands with a short open doorway and a wall of vertical
posts spaced a foot apart, separating the front from the back.
After viewing the cabin, we continued along the trail. Immediately after the
cabin we crossed a footbridge over a small stream which passes through
McGurk Meadow. From here, the meadow is clearly visible stretching out
next to the continuing trail. The tall grasses of the meadow hide the stream.
We were hoping that the kids would be able to play in the stream, but it's
too narrow and surrounded by grasses, so that wasn't possible.
Cabin
After crossing the bridge, we continued along the trail as it paralleled the
meadow. Eventually we stopped and had lunch amongst some downed trees. If
you do plan to stop for a break, be wary of the mosquitoes, which came after
us here.
McGurk Meadow
If you have the time, you can continue along the trail as it heads toward
Dewey Point about 3 miles from the cabin. With kids in tow that was far
enough for us, however, and we turned around and headed back the way we came.
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