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| Canyoneering | 6.30 Miles |
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| | Canyoneering | 6.30 Miles | 4 Hrs 45 Mns | | 1.33 mph |
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| | Canyon Hiking - Non-technical; no rope; easy scrambling; occasional hand use | | A - Dry or little water; shallow or avoidable water; no wet/dry suit | | III - Normally requires most of a day |
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| no partners | | Being a cooler day we started off later than usual. Eric, his dad, and me got to the trail-head at about 9:30 in the morning. It started out on the rough side, because we weren't exactly sure how to get down with out getting wet. There was a wall to wall pool under the bridge. We ended up finding the route on the west side of the bridge that leads to the cave and down from there. All the graffiti and trash in the cave is surely discouraging. It definitely ruins the appeal of the natural beauty here. We passed the cave and saw no more aside from a piece of trash here and there throughout the rest of the canyon.
I was pleased to see a decent amount of water running through despite the lack of rain and moisture recently. It was nice that there was little enough to where we avoided having to get wet though. I don't mind a good tromp though a creek, but when it's 50 and breezy, that's a bit too cold for that.
It's a beautiful canyon in the fall for sure. Looking through the forest of leaves turning yellow against the red canyon walls and the black and white boulders is a fantastic site. The terrain also promotes a bit of out of the box thinking too. There were definitely times where it seemed like the best route wasn't. There were also places that multiple options were feasible. Climbing over boulders, rock hoping across the creek, crawling through tunnels between rocks and scrambling up steep walls were all apart of our journey. It wasn't a long hike, but it was enjoyable for sure.
The far side of the canyon became a bit less interesting as it opened up and became more overgrown with shrubs. We decided to turn around towards the end of the canyon because Eric's dad wasn't feeling the greatest. We didn't have much further to go according to the gps's and it didn't look like we were going to miss too much from that point on.
Overall, I really enjoyed the canyon. It's a beautiful spot in our awesome desert, and it makes for a fun hike. |
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Autumn Foliage Observation Light
Not a huge variety of colors, but most everything was still green or turning yellow. |
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