Mushroom Rock 3.19.19

Ho Hum, another day at Mushroom Rock.  We have all been there before but this time it was a little different.  Last visit I think it was raining.  This time it was perfect.  Clear blue skies with temperatures in the mid 40's.  We had a whopping total of 25 hikers.  We went down to Mushroom rock and then split into two groups.  Some went on the bluff trail which was a little easier and some went down to the creek.  Now, the creek seems to have two names depending on which topographical map you use.  My Garmin map calls it North Suck Creek while others call it Middle Creek.  You decide for yourself. The route down to the creek from the rock was definitely on the Moderate Plus side of difficulty.  The hike to the rock itself would be considered easy.  The distance to rock is about 1.3 miles while the total distance to the creek and back is about 3.8 miles.  The maximum moving speed was 4.1 mph with a moving average of 2.0.  Total time of the hike was about 3 hours.  Since there were so many, we decided to split up for lunch.  The group I was with went to the Humming Bird Pastaria.  This group enjoyed their lunch very much even though it was a little on the expensive side.  If you would like to see some pictures of the hike, including maps and altitude graph,  click here.  If you are trying to view the pictures through the TTA website and having trouble please go directly to the blog at www.sdctta.blogspot.com  Google Chrome is the prefered browser.