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| Hiking | 7.34 Miles |
2,621 AEG |
| | Hiking | 7.34 Miles | 3 Hrs 30 Mns | | 2.59 mph |
| 2,621 ft AEG | 40 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | | The rain and low level clouds lured me into this hike today. Not sure how much rain fell overnight so I didn't know what to expect of the roads or how much the falls would be flowing, but certainly wanted to take advantage of the cool weather. It was raining in Payson but I saw an opening in the clouds above the Mazzies so I skipped breakfast in order to make use of my window. The tops of the mountains were all still hidden by clouds as I started my trek. This is an absolutely beautiful trail. Great views all around, thick vegetation including everything from cacti to pines and tons of wildflowers/flowering shrubs. The smell of rain and flowers filled the air. There were only 2 overgrown spots but not scratchy stuff. However, the wet vegetation along with humidity had me soaked from head to toe by the time I reached the falls area. It was mostly cloudy on the hike up with a few spots of sunshine. I could see my breath up there and felt like I was breathing straight from a humidifier. Found a sunny little ledge and replenished some calories. Falls were merely a trickle. I briefly explored the creek up top before headed back down. Shortly after starting down I got rained on for about 5mins and just like that it was sunny and warm again, which was nice and allowed me to dry off. Spooked a massive whitetail buck just off the trail and tried to sneak up for a photo, unsuccessful. He didn't get that big by being stupid. About a quarter mile from the vehicle the thunder started rumbling and skies opened up in right about the same area I was previously occupying. Overall a great little hike. |
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