Hope Valley - Fall colors, Crater Lake, Scott's Lake

Day run to Hope Valley to see the Fall colors, Scotts Lake and Crater Lake.  Both these trails are listed in Roger Mitchell's book "High Sierra East Side"  Both these trails are less than 10 miles in length, in and out, rated 2 - 3/6 on the Mitchell Scale which he describes requirements of high clearance, 4WD with low gears.  He describes the Crater Lake trail as steep and sometimes rough class 3.  In comparison, he lists Slickrock as 2 -5/6.  Scotts Lake is listed in All Trails as moderate.  I have have been on both trails and would list them as easy to moderate.  These trails can be seen on OnX maps and All Trials. The trailheads are very close together off Hwy 88 on the opposite side of Red Lake.

Would expect to off trail by 2:00 or 3:00.

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