After you get past the new housing developments and start climbing into the hills, there are plenty of curves and an array of wildflowers, deciduous trees and mighty evergreens. Take your time, drive carefully and enjoy the view. You may begin your deep breathing at this point, but soon you should be so relaxed that you don't have to think about relaxing. Here you'll find a parking area with a forest service map. There is a gate at the trailhead for a very good reason.
Roads are for wheels, paths are for feet.
Leave your vehicle in the designated parking place. This is particularly true this year because we've had an unusually wet Spring and Summer. Anyway, this is a gentle path that takes you miles from your cares and troubles with just a few steps. We took this route in March, thinking it would be just a mundane walk. We were pleasantly surprised to find a charming bridge about a mile down that takes you over a narrow, but deep chasm.