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| Canyoneering | 11.00 Miles |
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| partners | | 2 Nighter from the west end to Horse Camp. Took 3 guys with us who'd never been backpacking. They were strong and able. We sojourned in about 3 hours, stopping at Hell's Half Acre for a quick rest. We set up in hammocks and one tent for the 5 of us and enjoyed a lazy afternoon on Friday. We spotted one female bighorn on the opposite wall of the canyon. She was in a big hurry, and it appeared she was looking for something as she kept jumping up on rocks and looking around. Not typical bighorn behavior.
On day 2, 4 of us explored Horse Camp Canyon. It was awesome. We scrambled up past the first algae covered pools and found a beautiful L shaped pool that was black as night, but the water was flowing slowly through it, so there was no algae. I dropped a rock in it and watched as it went down, down, down and disappeared. That settled it for me. Off came the pack and most of my clothes. I hopped in and dove as deep as possible, with my feet reaching probably 18' and never reached the bottom. Anyone have experience with this pool? The water was crystal clear to at least 6' from the surface, but my buddies said I disappeared for a few seconds. The pool was only about 8' wide, but the sides must go straight down or even out. It was great! We continued on up the canyon for a good 2 hours, exploring and finding several scummy ponds and another, much wider but shallower pond that was not scummy. Some minor exposure in the climbing, but nothing too serious. We eventually stopped when the flora turned to a few hardwoods and where the canyon wall shaded us nicely for lunch. Since the pools were mostly gone we decided to turn around, but there's not telling how far we could have gone....
That night we had several encounters with scorpions, but no one got stung.
The trip out was fast, under 2 hours. Several groups coming in on sunday.
Stopping in Superior at Los Dos Hermanos for a pound of machaca beef in a tortilla is always a great way to finish the trip. |
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