Blackdog and I took advantage of a break in the rain to do another hike near the campground.  We hit the John Nicholas Trail, which starts at the end of Sanborn Road, a few miles past the Sanborn County Park entrance.  Given our experience with the other (unnamed) Sanborn trail, I wasn’t sure what to expect, so I put the big hiking boots on and packed for several hours of hiking.

As it turned out, the John Nicholas Trail is a pretty easy hike through a redwood forest and around the Lake Ranch Reservoir.  It starts out with a pretty long climb, but after that it’s a leisurely hike on a dirt road for about 2 1/2 miles to the far end.

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