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| no partners | | | Holy butterflies! Despite the fire damage created by the 2011 fire the area surrounding Bear Wallow Creek remained mostly undamaged. The area near the trailhead had plenty of bare trees but as one made its way down the canyon the greener it was. There was plenty of new young Aspen tree growth as well as plenty of ferns and all kinds of wildflowers which housed thousands of several different types of butterflies. The heat and humidity was relentless throughout the weekend as were all these bugs that loved to surround ones face as we walked. Bear Wallow creek started out as a tiny stream but the lower down to the canyon it got it grew to a very descent flow with plenty of 2-3 foot deep pools of refreshing water to cool down. Being that the trail hasnt been maintained in quite a while, it did have some pretty good vegetation growth but it was still easy to follow for most. Downed trees were not as big of a problem as we had anticipated but there were quite a few of them to negotiate with. Suitable campsites along the trail were few and far in between, we pitched our tents on one at around the 7 mile mark, since fire restrictions have been lifted we were able to have a bonfire for the night and firewood was plentyful all around. We had hoped to see some large wildlife but being that we were a large group (8) we did not see any animals nearby. |
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