Hiking to Homestead Meadows

Starting on the hike to the Meadows. It's a short downhill, then up the rest of the way.
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A couple of guys were unloading horses as I was heading out. They passed me on the way down.
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At the bottom at the first bridge. There's a historic sign just to the left on the other side.
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On the bridge looking up stream.
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After a short walk, the first climb was attempted. Just below it had a Horse to the right, hikers to the left, which was steep. This is from the top of the first rise.
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Looking ahead. The meadows are behind that far hill.
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The next bridge. Sturdy.
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The first view of snow on the way up. There was lots of water running but just a few place where there was still some snow.
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According to the wiki page, the streams aren't very deep. Of course unless you're going before the snow fully melts
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Another stream. There were several crossing points.
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Another crossing point; the only fungus I saw
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I had to jump across from the closer rock to the dark one on the other side to the right of the log. Once there, I tested the log and it was pretty set on that rock but you couldn't tell from here.
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And... no crossing here. I went to the left and jumped to a rock in the middle of the stream then climbed up the bank.
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The rock just to the right of the branch.
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Then of course, hidden by a tree branch, is the right way to cross.
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Coming up the hill from the crossing. The path leads just to the right and down.
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And looking up the hill. Yes, it's somewhat overcast and might rain. It didn't though.
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One of the steeper climbs.
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Part 2 of the climb.
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A big icy snow bank covering the next crossing. It wasn't all that cold actually.
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And the start of the meadows. Not much of a climb any more. Here's where the easy part of the hike is.
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And coming up behind me is another group on horseback.
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The second two are younger kids on mules.
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An old car that must have been washed down from the homesteads.
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The group heading away from the car.
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A second car.
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I took pictures of the various signs.
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Another one, somewhat old and weathered.
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Mileage to the various homesteads. I decided to check out the sawmill.
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The homesteads in the opposite direction. I think I'll head up here to camp one night.
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The trails to the other homesteads.
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And up to the Griffith and Walker homesteads
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A likely spot for a well. Probably for the horses.
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The sign you could just see from two pictures back.
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Way down at the bottom, you can see the forest service sign. And off in the distance, the burn area.
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Looking in the other direction towards the Griffith homestead. The Walker one is to the right.
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Looking over at the Walker homestead.
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Stove and bedsprings.
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Pretty cool. She stayed here 15 years before heading back down to Lyons.
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Bed.
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Stove. Signs in the distance
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Group coming back from the Griffith homestead, and maybe farther.
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Looks like a corral.
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Stove off to the right.
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Looking back the way I came. Again, the sign off in the distance.
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This is the Griffith homestead.
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Trees down, on the barn maybe.
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Signs
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Possibly the barn.
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Looking off to the left from the homestead. The mountain is private property I think.
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Looking west.
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Looking into the homestead itself. Some misc gear. Everything not wooden had to be carried up.
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The yellow is a corner marking private land beyond it.
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Getting close to the Sawmill (half way). Some minor climbing. Nothing too difficult.
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Road up to the sawmill.
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Looking to the right, back towards the center meadows.
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Sure seems like I walked more than a quarter mile when I got here.
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Coming out of the trees looking towards the Irvin homestead.
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Signs
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The barn to the left of the sign.
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The homestead.
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I think this is the bathhouse. There wasn't an obvious path down so I didn't investigate.
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The homestead. In good shape for 50 years old.
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Hardwood for the front porch
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Shelves for your hats and gloves before coming into the house.
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Window to the left of the door. Pink and white tile. The ceiling is very low though.
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More tile pics. The ceiling is maybe 5' high.
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There's still glass in some of the windows.
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Outdoor fireplace.
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Back door
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3 Holer outhouse
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Looking in from the rear to see the stove
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Then to the right at the rear bedroom maybe.
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Better look at the stove
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Maybe the chicken coop, off to the right of the house as you face it.
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Front of the chicken coop.
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From the coop towards the house.
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Stove and sink
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What's left of the sawmill. I expected a bit more than a few boards on the ground but I guess the homestead guys didn't need it so it's from 100 years ago.
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Heading back.
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Looking at that other crossing from the boards I missed the first time.
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One of the meadows farther down from the main meadows
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I can ...just... see the parking lot and road.
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Looking down on one of the earlier crossings.
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Looking up to the left at the water flowing.
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