Bassi Falls Hike
	Trip Date:  03/13/2014 Distance: 6.0 Miles Vertical Gain: 600' Group Size: 3 Hike Rating:  Easy   Moderate   Hard   Strenuous	GPX for this trip
	Start Coordinates:   N 38 52.826  W 120 21.646     End Coordinates:   Same as Start Coordinates   Car Shuttle Req'd:   No Parking Directions:   Take Highway 50 to Ice House Road.  You will pass Ice House reservoir and park at a small lot about 15 miles along Ice House after a tight turn to your left. Hazards of Note:   Wet, slippery rocks along the river. Cross-country hiking required to get to the top of the falls. A long drop-off if hiking to the top of the falls. Crowd Factor:   Very busy on weekends.  There is a parking area only 3/4 mile from the waterfall which many people use to get to this location. General Notes: Cross the road from the parking area and begin heading up the dirt road toward the falls.  You will bend to the right after about 4/10 of a mile, and then look for the small sign on your left another 2/10 of a mile that is the start of the actual trail.  If you get to the camping area you have missed it and need to go back and look again for the trail.   The entire way there are relatively new markers in the trees to guide you along the trail. About a mile and a half along the way is a nice viewpoint off to the right with the falls visible in the distance ahead of you.
	Some ice crystals formed early along the trail.
	The very first small cascade we reached on the trek.
	Lots of water along the creek this trip.
	The lower falls in its full glory
	First look at the upper falls from a distance.
	Pretty impressive water flow today.
	Myself stopped at the base of the upper Bassi Falls.
	Mark and Tristan paused near the top of the falls.
	Peaceful rest stop near the end of the hike.
	Tristan finding some 'glass' to break at the top.
	Julia and Phil near the lower falls.
	Doug and Greg taking a break along the trail.
	Alex and Sierra at the top falls.
	Greg and Sierra at the top of Bassi Falls.
	GPS Track of the full hike.