While most of my purpose on this weekend's trip to Whiskeytown Lake National Recreation Area was to search out the waterfalls for which the region is known, I also wanted to get in a couple of other hikes.
My next stop took me to outskirts of the park in search of the Guardian Rock. The map of the trail made it appear to be a short flat path to an interesting rock formation. Instead, it turned out to be a steep ascent of a little over a half-mile. Once reaching my destination, I do my best to ascend to a spot to get a good picture.
The rock itself is an impressive specimen of what I believe to be basalt. It towers over the small river and the river bends around it as if giving a nod in submission to the mighty sentinel.
While I didn't measure the distance of this short hike, I suspect it was a bit over a mile out and back. Now, it's time to set up camp and call it a night.
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