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| no partners | | Headed out of Town late Friday night and went up North. I stayed in Flag and then headed up toward the North Rim area to continue working on the various hikes in the book. First I hit Soap Creek Canyon yesterday a little after 11 in the morning. I guess I didn't realize what a drive it was from Flagstaff up to that area.
Anyway I am much more of a trail guy than a Canyoneer or Rock Climber. This one is clearly much more of a Canyoneering trail than a hiking one. It started off well but man it warmed up fast. It seems that within an hour it must have been over a 100 degrees in that Canyon. All along the way there were no recent foot prints until after I passed the spot where the North Fork enters. From there it looked like a party of two had been through recently but otherwise nothing.
Between the heat and the drudging through the sand and up and over or around the various boulders this one took me close to 3 hours to get down. Once at the Colorado I was glad to be there and ready to turn around (HOT). Going back was much easier as I now had somewhat of a route in to follow. The hike description of this one shows a difficulty rating of 3.5 but I would rate it closer to a 4. Maybe it was the heat? Of course if you are more of a Canyoneer this probably is closer to a 2.5. Either way the sights along the way were cool and it was VERY adventurous. |
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