I've been wanting to hike a new trail for a while now and today is forecast to be the last nice weather day for a while. I decided to take advantage by heading over to Guernsey State Park to hike the one trail there that I've never hiked before: the Peak View Trail.
I arrived at the trailhead at the junction of the roads that lead to the Sand Beach and Brimmer Point. I crossed the road and started the hike at the sign for the Foot Trail.
From here the trail meandered over towards the deep railroad cut. There were plenty of great views out to Laramie Peak.
There were also a few views out to the reservoir.
I made my way through scattered ponderosa pines,
to the junction with a trail I had previously hiked with Noelle and Sierra. From here I headed back to the car. It was a short hike at less than 3 miles roundtrip. As I approached the car, I opted to head over to the railroad cut to see if I could photograph any trains making their way through the deep, manmade trench. Sure enough, I spotted a train on a siding, and figured it must be waiting for a train coming through the tunnel to the east. My intuition proved to be correct and I spotted two trains. The first one was headed west through the cut.
The second headed east.
I finished my visit with a short side trip to the Castle,
then made the drive back home.
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