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| no partners | | During our Black Canyon Canoe trip we stopped to hike Boy Scout Canyon to the bottom of the big pour off. This is a pretty cool hike since the 'trailhead' is accessible from a canoe. I believe that where we were was the part that the regular trail doesn't access because of the long drop of the pour off.
There are a couple ofl technical spots in which I wished I had a rope that wasn't frayed and weathered. I also wish I had a harness and someone to belay me. However, we made do with the frayed and weather rope. It was very interesting to try to climb up while water was flowing downing.
The walls of the canyon are very high. The canyon bottom has several hot springs and a nice creek flowing down to the Colorado River. Because of the moist shade on the walls several places had nice green slime/algae build up. There were also crystals that reminded me of cave popcorn. It was really pretty.
When we got to the turnaround point of our hike I was surprised to not find any water. All the hot springs were downstream. Instead there was a flat spot below the big pour off. I liked the looks of the mud lining the main spout. You'll be able to see that when I post my pictures.
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