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| partners | | After documenting the drive in from Highway S2, Elizabeth and I set out on the hike to the palms. We both had the goal to go past the grove and at least to a point where we could get a glimpse of the famous Goat Canyon railroad trestle. Hike starts out easy in the wash, but once past the springbox the going gets tougher. Up to the palms isn't too bad, just slow going looking for cairns and picking a route. From the palms you pull out of the drainage to the right to probably bypass some slickrock pouroffs, with fairly serious scrambling/bouldering at times. We got to a spot above the palms and I told Elizabeth I wasn't having the best of days and voted to stop. She agreed to this and we headed back to the vehicle. We had at least another 800 feet to bushwhack up to the high point on the ridge before the drop down into Goat Canyon. I now realize that I am not going to ever do the hike this way. Too tiring and slow going. If I ever get to that trestle it will be by walking the tracks, or better yet riding the rails on a train!  For now, I am content looking at photos of it or watching online videos. Regardless, this is some very interesting and beautifully harsh country.  |
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