dryfj.com / drycyclist.com (kevin cook)

16/27
Home / Mojave Preserve and Desert bikepacking trips / 2007: Henry Coe State Park Mountain-Bike Camping / Day 5: A short day hike from Jackrabbit Lake to Paradise Lake and back. /

Paradise Lake sits in a private little valley at the bottom of a steep drop at the end of the road.

ThumbnailsPreviousNext
Photo sizes slideshow
05670-paradise-lake-descent-800px.jpg The dead-end road to Paradise Lake veers off to the right (north) from Red Creek Road.ThumbnailsParadise Lake is small compared to Jackrabbit Lake.The dead-end road to Paradise Lake veers off to the right (north) from Red Creek Road.ThumbnailsParadise Lake is small compared to Jackrabbit Lake.The dead-end road to Paradise Lake veers off to the right (north) from Red Creek Road.ThumbnailsParadise Lake is small compared to Jackrabbit Lake.The dead-end road to Paradise Lake veers off to the right (north) from Red Creek Road.ThumbnailsParadise Lake is small compared to Jackrabbit Lake.The dead-end road to Paradise Lake veers off to the right (north) from Red Creek Road.ThumbnailsParadise Lake is small compared to Jackrabbit Lake.

This sure is a quaint little spot. The steep hills here create a sense of enclosure and isolation from the outside.