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9/20
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Back near my campsite, Bear Mountain Peak Trail veers upward from Willow Ridge Road

05388-bear-mountain-peak-trail-800px.jpg Stachys albens (hedgenettle) in the creek, now dormant and waiting for the fall rains.ThumbnailsView of my Mississippi Lake campsite.Stachys albens (hedgenettle) in the creek, now dormant and waiting for the fall rains.ThumbnailsView of my Mississippi Lake campsite.Stachys albens (hedgenettle) in the creek, now dormant and waiting for the fall rains.ThumbnailsView of my Mississippi Lake campsite.Stachys albens (hedgenettle) in the creek, now dormant and waiting for the fall rains.ThumbnailsView of my Mississippi Lake campsite.Stachys albens (hedgenettle) in the creek, now dormant and waiting for the fall rains.ThumbnailsView of my Mississippi Lake campsite.

This trailhead begins just north of the outhouse at the north end of Mississippi Lake.

I considered exploring this trail today, but, in the haze of my fatigue, and the 90-degree weather to which I'm still acclimating, I decided that I'd feel fulfilled just walking to Bear Spring to get some better water.

Maybe next year?

The trail marker indicates that we are 12.1 miles from Coe Headquarters.