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| Hiking | 8.40 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 8.40 Miles | 4 Hrs 40 Mns | | 1.80 mph |
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| no partners | | I followed trekking_gecko's route from 2014. It takes you right where you need to be! I did McDowell Peak 2 years ago but wanted to venture out to Drinkwater this time. I'm glad I did! The trek up to McDowell AND across the ridge to Drinkwater was entertaining, shall we say, but was very brushy and that made the journey more difficult than expected.
The climb up to McDowell is steep, you will climb over loose boulders and a lot of scree in certain spots. As you near McDowell and then start heading over to Drinkwater, the loose boulders and scree are hidden by all that overgrown brush so it was a bit of a slower go for me.
By the time I was descending, my legs were raw and I pulled about 20 needles out of one leg, a jumping cholla out of the other and somehow managed to step on several at once that penetrated my hiking boot! That hurt like a mother and took some time to dig out!
The day heated up quickly so I didn't hang out too long but I sure enjoyed my time up there! |
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