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| Hiking | 4.83 Miles |
721 AEG |
| | Hiking | 4.83 Miles | 4 Hrs | | 1.61 mph |
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| no partners | | Day 2 of my 4-day camp above Bear Canyon.
Dropped down into East Bear Canyon from my camp up on FR 300G via a steep drainage. Lots of water at the bottom. Slowly worked north to the confluence with Bear Canyon. Foraged along the way on the last of the season's wild raspberries. Also sampled some salad greens growing in abundance (common plantain and dandelion).
The confluence with Bear Canyon has a very large pool. Just north of the confluence I found a huge dead pine along the eastern slope that groaned with each gust of wind. The roots of this ancient giant grew straight out of a sandstone wall. The roots had split the rock. That is gonna be some kind of a crash when this thing comes down.
Back tracked south and took an unnamed drainage that would lead me back fairly close to my camp. Quarter mile in or so I got cliffed out by a 30 foot waterfall. Took a sketchy route along the western slope instead of surrendering. Found a matched elk shed in the drainage. It was several years old and partially deteriorated, but the upper third of one was still solid and will make some nice handles on some future craft projects. Scared up two elk, a cow and yearling, about 500 feet from my camp.
I do love the Rim!
Link to the camp trip report: http://hikearizona.com... |
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Autumn Foliage Observation Isolated
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300G Tank |
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East Bear Canyon |
Heavy flow |
Heavy flow |
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All you have is your fire...
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