Hunter Creek Falls Hike
	Trip Date:  05/29/2012 Distance: 6.5 Miles Vertical Gain: 1450' Group Size: 1 Hike Rating:  Easy  Moderate  Hard  Strenuous	GPX for this trip
	Start Coordinates:   N 39 29.588 W 119 53.652      End Coordinates:   Same as Start Coordinates   Car Shuttle Req'd:   No Parking Directions:   Take Highway 80 to Highway 659 South on the west side of Reno. Turn right onto Caughlin Parkway from 659 and then turn right on Hunters Peak Road. Follow this road up to the parking lot for the Hunter Creek Falls trailhead. Hazards of Note:   Snakes Heat Crowd Factor:   Moderate; popular with dog walkers General Notes: The trail starts off in dry, arid terrain for the first mile, climbing up into a canyon area.  After this it starts to become forested and by the time you reach the waterfall you are in a shaded woodland area.  A completely unexpected environment considering you are so close to the dry Reno basin.
	Very dry environment at the start of the hike with no indication of what is ahead.
	Small grass and bushes are the only vegetation along the arid start of the trip.
	A little bit up the trail you enter into the Mt Rose Wilderness area.
	Looking back at downtown Reno from along the trail.
	After climbing up a nearby rise to find a geocache, one could see the trail far below with just a hint of green starting to make an appearance.
	Continuing to head on up the trail the trees started to make an appearance.
	It was nice to have water along the way as the trail heads up a canyon carved out by this flow.
	The payoff at the top of this hike is a surprisingly large waterfall that flows steadily year-round.
	GPS Track of the full hike.