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| | Backpack | 4.23 Miles | 18 Hrs 29 Mns | | 1.54 mph |
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| partners | | I have no idea how I let Buford talk me into backpacking inside a rugged canyon during the height of monsoon season but I did and I'm sure glad too!
We got a late start messing around earlier that day testing the capabilities of Bufords trucks 4-wheel-low and new tires as we scouted narrow and rough roads leading to another entrance into Pine Creek downstream from the narrows.
We than just parked at the official Pine Canyon TH and looking like homeless people crossed the highway and began our formidable descent into the depths of Pine Creek.
At first travel was at a normal pace of your typical canyon but as the paths soon faded it became a arduous and incredibly slow moving task that tested my patience with a fully loaded pack.
After alot of bushwhacking and portaging we surprisingly discovered one of the only decent campsites in the entire canyon which was also high above the creek bed which gave me extra peace of mind even though the radar showed no more rain for the day.
We unpacked and continued further downstream to "The Narrows" in preparation of shooting sunset inside them.
It was that point I almost backed out due to how gnarly it appeared [ youtube video ] and due to the constant thought of flooding in the back of my mind probably because I witnessed a few firsthand the previous day.
Bufords enthusiasm can be contagious at times and considering he pursued on down with the Daisy the wonderdog in hand it was enough encouragement to follow.
We then were inside the guts of the narrows and came to a stop at a 100ft long silty deep placid pool, Jon begin to strip down and got ready to swim to see the largest waterfall on the other side while I instead climbed up to a highpoint and set up for some photos.
We finished up photos at 8pm (later than I had planned) and of course still had a fair share of canyoneering to do under the darkness of the night. [ youtube video ]
On the way back to camp Buford feel chest deep in the water behind me due to some miscommunication of what "staying to the right" meant. 
His phone, clothes and bag were soaked but eventually it all dried out and no harm was done.
Sawyer filters are amazing, it was my first time using one with brown silty water and it surprisingly came out crystal clear except it definitely still tasted like mudwater, vitamins and minerals yum!
The next day if it were up to me I would have made the steep climb out of the canyon at a particular weak point and walked back from there but we stayed inside the canyon instead and made the slow trudge back upstream.
Capped off the great trip with burgers and beer for breakfast at "That Brewery" and then spent the rest of Sunday chasing storms and driving the entire length of FR 300. |
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