We failed to make it to Cataract Falls due to road closures, but we decided to check out the Pine Mountain Trails to Carson Falls. Definitely not as majestic as the Cataract hike, but the trails here were uncrowded in the morning, had beautiful valley views, and there were some great wildflowers out. We also saw a hummingbird hawk moth and a fuzzy, orange carpenter bee.
Photos by Sarah Han











