Blue Canyon before "Blue Monday."

Took a weekend journey with the kiddo's and our Boxer puppy "Rufus" to Blue Canyon near Shaver Lake. The weather was perfect and the views were even better. The kids hiked and got dirty, the dog wasn't too far behind. There was a LOT of logging/timber work along the roads: Big Creek Road and Peterson Roads. Nice to see the forest getting thinned out a bit. Also, there was a good size prescribed burn off Peterson Road which made for some interesting sights and smells. We stopped along Duff Creek and Rush Creek-both were pretty low, but running.

Bretz Mill Campground and the old Bretz Mill area is beautiful. There was minimal snow for this time of year and the roads were easily maneuvered.

Can't wait to go back up again!

Peterson Road near Bretz Mill SNF- January '14

Mike