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| Hiking | 8.10 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 8.10 Miles | 4 Hrs 17 Mns | | 1.89 mph |
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| no partners | | Dan, Dillon, Cherie, Andrew & and Smokie the wonder dog joined me as we hiked this Passage. We all met at the parking lot at the end of the passage where Dillon, Cherie, and Dan had camped the night before. A steady wind made the 40 degree temp feel a lot colder. After the group got packed up, we left two vehicles behind and drove to the southern end of passage 13 where our hike started.
The trailhead has a wooden arch for passage 13 and across the road sits a fancier archway for the end of passage 12. We used our gps to figure out which one was for passage 13. I'm not sure why they don't mark them for us non-thru hikers. I will post pics for any future section hikes that need help.
Took some neat pictures of the American Flag building and an old barn at the trailhead. I'm sure there is some history behind them both.
Shortly after we started hiking we all had to stop and remove our jackets as the wind had died down and the sun was providing some welcomed warmth.
All around us were great views. Some of the distant mountains still had spots of snow from previous winter storms.
The trail itself was firm, but not hard packed or too rocky. This would be a great section for bikers.
The highlight of the section is the Windmill. It has a picnic table and bench for resting. I started up the windmill and ran it for about 20 minutes, but it did not produce any water. Either the Well was dry, or the pump needed to be primed. In either case, I wouldn't count on getting good drinking water from it right now. The water tub was dry and the in-ground water catch was full of depris and would requre some heavy filtering and treating before I'd consider drinking it.
The second half of the hike has the most elevation gain, but nothing too difficult and the hilltops provide some great views and more photo opportunities.
The underpass at Hwy 77 was free of debris and any graffiti. Nice job Steward!
After we crossed the highway we proceeded up the Old Tiger Road to the parking lot where we left our vehicles. It would be great if they could cut a trail from the highway to the parking lot. Roads always make me feel like I'm cheating when I hike. |
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