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| Hiking | 1.89 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 1.89 Miles | 2 Hrs 55 Mns | | 0.65 mph |
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| no partners | | After reading a triplog from just a few months ago, I feel like I'm taking crazy pills as I write this about my trip up Abbey's Way yesterday, but I guess a lot of that has to do with hiking in the smolder of the Juniper Fire from two months ago.
The wife and two mutts joined me for this hike but it's a stretch to call it a hike - less than 1/2 mile of the 1.5 miles up to the tower were on trail; the rest were a mix of thorny bushwhack, climbing over a lot of downed trees, and keeping an eye on the still standing deadwood hoping it wouldn't fall as we were passing by it. There was the occasional cairn to follow, and I had downloaded the route to my phone and tried to follow it relatively closely. Most times it showed us standing on the trail and it was almost impossible to recognize, such is the damage from the Juniper Fire. It took us just under three hours to whack our way to the top, a robust 0.5 mph pace!
I suggest waiting until this trail gets some work before attempting it, even better be one of the folks to help clean it up.
To no ones surprise, views from the tower were outstanding. We made it a loop with a leisurely walk down the road to the trailhead. |
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