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Hiking
February 5 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
The hike this week is Snooks Bottom, which is a lake park in Fruita and then proceed to top Opal Hill.
Snooks Bottom is an area off Kings View Road, where we will circle the lake for about 1.2 miles of fairly flat trail and then proceed to the nearby Opal Hill, where we will hike to the top for another 2.8 miles. A wonderful view of the Devils Canyon is to be accomplished at the top. Are there opals on the hill? Maybe at one time there was some petrified wood that was opalized by silicon deposit solutions; but most of that is picked over. (I actually found one.) Possibly a rainstorm will uncover some in the future. I would call this hike moderate, cause we have to circle up a hill; but it is fairly easy for a hill climb. It will be near perfect weather of sunny and temperatures in the 40’s.
The hike will take about 2.5 hours. Could you do just Snooks Bottom? Yes, if you let me know that you are dropping out, so I do not look for you–possibly fallen into the lake🚣. Meet at Fruita at Dinosaur Journey, East side, at 10 AM. , so it will be warmer. We will carpool to the trailhead. Lunch afterward at Rib City Grill, if you like, another Best of the West award winning restaurant.
