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Leaving Phantom Ranch we were greeted by a small herd of Bighorn. They rocketed back up the hill. Amazing how they can climb. We huddled close to the hill to avoid the cascade of rocks. A little bit farther into The Box, we chatted with several men fishing for trout. They said they were catching some Rainbows and Brownies.
From Phantom Ranch we hiked the 3 miles through The Box then about 2 1/2 miles to the cut-off over the creek. This cut-off avoids the up & down over the appropriately named Assinine Hill. We crossed the creek but did not find the trail so we continued up the creek to Ribbon Falls. Enjoyed Ribbon Falls then went looking for the route to Upper Ribbon Falls.
To find Upper Ribbon Falls, we went to the Footbridge and then started looking to the north for a faint trail. Found this faint trail and we were surprised that it turned to the north-northwest. After about 50 yds it turned west toward the hill. The trail is actually a constructed trail that scrambles up the hill to the face of the wall and then climbs southerly just below this wall about 1/3 mile and about 300 feet. One switchback and we were at the crest of the saddle. The trail flattened out along a wall to the north of the creek and opened into a big valley with lots of cottonwoods and scrub oak. We were really surprised to see the beauty of this valley. We did not explore down to look at Ribbon Falls from above, I'll do that some trip in the future. Continued about 1/2 mile to the first creek crossing. We did not find a trail from this point. Worked our way up the creek about another 1/8 mile to the falls crossing the creek a couple of times. We think we saw the Ruins to the south by the falls, but we did not have time to explore and confirm. We had to get back to Phantom Ranch for dinner. |
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life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes. Andy Rooney |
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