Ramsay Shockey Open Space @ Pinewood Reservoir

I've never done this hike before so I was excited to get going in the morning.  After a pretty drive you come into a valley that is bare on one side with rolling hills and tree/rock filled on the other side.  In the middle is the reservoir.  It was half frozen and made for a great picture.  Our hike started over a bridge/dam that led into the tree filled area.

Upon leaving the dam area you quickly approach the Shoshone Trail head.  It was pretty muddy on the trail for me but the two little one's loved walking directly in the mud, of course.  The hike goes through a nice pine forest filled with large climbing rocks for the kids.

Half of our group made it to the lunch area first and waved the rest of us in.  

The hike ended with us walking along the lake.  There were many fishermen out.  We even got to see a rainbow trout that one of them caught.  Instead of staying on the Shoshone/Besant trail we took the Fisherman's Cove trail that was more traveled. It was, but it was also very icy and slippery.  We were worried about the kids sliding into the lake.  Everyone did make it through all right.

The picture looks much worse than the hike was.  The kids had no problem doing this hike and didn't seem to tire at all.

Hike: Ramsay Shockey Open Space
Trails Used: Shoshone to Fisherman's Cove
Distance: 2.75 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Moving average: 1.3 mph
Moving Time: 2 hrs, 03 min
Total Ascent: 476 ft.