The Placer County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved $4,493,818 for eight capital improvement projects during its January 24 meeting. The Capital Advisory Project Committee (CAP) recommended the projects that will be funded by Tourism Occupancy Tax (TOT) funds.
Project designers are seeking public comment for “Pines to Mines” a seven-year, 68-mile idea for a trail connecting Nevada City to Truckee before the 30-day comment period expires Feb. 25.
Public comment is being sought on the proposed Pines to Mines Trail to connect Truckee and Nevada City, adding almost 20 miles of new trails to existing paths.
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Last month, I shared some ideas for walking with your dog in the lower-elevation areas of our region. Now that we’ve begun experiencing some of the sweltering days that summer can bring, let’s take a look at options for hikes in cooler, higher destinations.
Pioneer Trail
If you want to hike with your dog into the county’s more remote mountain region, you couldn’t ask for anything better than the Pioneer Trail. Beginning at the Harmony Ridge Market on Highway 20 across from the Wheelhouse, the trail parallels the highway all the way to White Cloud, where it crosses the road and heads well into the back country, down to Bear Valley, and eventually to Lake Spaulding. (A lesser-known route is the Harmony Trail, which takes off at the market and marches parallel to and below the Pioneer Trail for a few miles and then drops down into the Rock Creek watershed.) There are a number of spots further up Highway 20 where you can catch the trail, including the Conservation Ca