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| Hiking | 3.50 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 3.50 Miles | 4 Hrs 53 Mns | | 1.54 mph |
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| partners | | Gary took us on a bushwhack to pay us back for the beating he took on Valentine Peak (just kidding)! We didn't really have an agenda so we just took the canyon bottom for a while. We saw lots of tracks in the canyon bottom.
At some point we started up towards some cliffs with the thought that just maybe we'd make it to the ridge line. We scrambled up some of the cliffs, plowed our way through brush, got stabbed by cactus, crawled over and under trees, and slid down snowy/icy slopes. It was great!
We stopped a a pour off at the top of a shear cliff that looked over the canyon and had our lunch. Then we continued to tried to go upwards but finally decided that the brush was just too thick. Gary said that there had been a fire there, so that probably accounted for the thick underbrush. We'd try next time on the south facing slope where there was less veg.
On the way down, the brush tried to steal my Pringles! I cried out in dismay as I saw many chips laying on the steep slope. Worried that I was hurt, Gary rushed back and saw my dilemma. He shook his head and immediately started to help with the clean up and snacking! From then on I had to scramble down the steep hillside holding my Pringles can in one hand while using the other hand to get down.
We were shocked to find someone's truck at the TH.
Part of the adventure was the drive in and out. We took in two vehicles to be safe. Amazingly, the Outback made it! That is one rough road!
I can't wait to go back! |
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