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| no partners | | Went to WCC with several Verde Valley friends (Steph/Sarah, Jen, Adam, Alexis, Elliot and my daughter Bekah). The original plan was to hike up the creek several miles and float back down...
I started this day off not really knowing what physically lied ahead...Not wanting to miss my routine lift, I awoke at 4:30am and hit the gym for some weights at 5:AM. Around 7:AM my daughter and I left and waited (a long time) at Beaver Creek until our ride Elliot picked us up in his rugged off-road beast!!
We all re-grouped at the end of Bull Pen road (FR215) and all immediately started to wade the creek rather than hit the trail. My daughter, Alexis and I (wanting to move faster) got out of the creek and hit the trail but then ended up waiting about an hour for the group to travel the short distance IN THE CREEK to the first swim hole. 
For me, this first location turned out to be the highlight of the day. Water was really nice once you got used to the very slight chill and the cliff jumping was really fun.
We then marched onward, 7 y/o - 90lb Sarah being our anchor. I tried to assisted by putting Sarah on my shoulders, this definitely provided got some extra leg work for the day!! We arrived at the second swimming hole but it was rather crowded so again, we marched on...again with Sarah on my shoulders most of the way... 
We arrived at the third crossing and the group unloaded for lunch. I wanted to see what was what, so I hiked on (stupidly w/o water) up the trail for probably another 2+ miles until I hit the final crossing...slightly before the upward climb. Not having water was pretty lame and restricted me substantially. I was SPENT and hot and very thirsty...I ended up drinking directly out of the creek and taking about a 5 minute swim to cool down...I easily made it back where my group was floating and enjoy lunch.
Traveling back, we stopped at the second swim hole, now much less crowded and enjoyed a final swim and enjoyed our company.
Was a fun day with a fun group!! Someday I will return and complete the entire hike!! |
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