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| Hiking | 4.30 Miles |
1,508 AEG |
| | Hiking | 4.30 Miles | 4 Hrs | | 1.23 mph |
| 1,508 ft AEG | 30 Mns Break | 10 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | Started out on a gorgeous morning and pretty much had the trail to ourselves the whole time. The trail was overgrown with catclaw and though I knew this was the case, I wore shorts and was bleeding pretty quickly. I was quite happy to make it to the stream and start doing some boulder hopping. We made it to the Big Dipper but couldn't figure out a way to get to the pool at the bottom of the waterfall. Well, at least not safely! And there didn't appear to be any way to get back up, even if we had gotten to the bottom. Back the way we came, travelling through the stream/river bed was pretty easy going and I had almost forgotten about the catclaw. We started the climb back up, up, UP the mountain in early afternoon. The sun exposure and the heat made for a grueling climb. It was warmer than we anticipated and we ended up stopping to rest for a few minutes. I wasn't super excited about just sitting in the sun, but my legs were very happy for the reprieve. There were storm clouds all around us that were flirting with covering up the sun for us, but didn't actually do so until we got back to the car. 
On our way in, we saw a snake that was probably about 6 feet long (not a rattler, but not sure what it was) and on the way back to I-17, we spotted a tarantula crossing the road, which was pretty cool.  Good day for seeing wildlife! |
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