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2,689 AEG |
| | Hiking | 12.68 Miles | 7 Hrs 37 Mns | | 2.07 mph |
| 2,689 ft AEG | 1 Hour 29 Mns Break | 15 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | Took a couple of my friends out to Battleship Mountain last Saturday. It was a beautiful day, a little cloudy in the morning, but then getting a little hot by late afternoon. They don't do as much hiking as me, so we took it at a respectable pace, considering. The first 2.5-3 miles of the hike was all burned desert, as to be expected with the Sawtooth fire that blazed through the area last summer. Thankfully, the majority of Boulder Canyon was untouched, so most of the hike's beauty still remains. Also, given how flat and easy those first few miles of the hike are, it's easy to power through that such that most of the actual hiking time is in the nice desert.
One of the biggest surprises to me was that Boulder Creek was bone dry. I had only been to Boulder Canyon once before, and that was last March (a very wet year, by comparison), when the creek was 10 feet wide and 6-8 inches deep, with large pools everywhere. There was at least water flowing in small amounts (mostly just large pools) from 2nd Water Spring in the canyon you hike through to get to Boulder Canyon.
When we arrived at the summit, there were quite a few folks out, maybe 15-20 at the top, but a group of about 10 left shortly after we arrived. I looked back at the registry and found my signature from my previous trip in March and signed again for Jan. 16th. Unfortunnately, it appears the otebooks are all to the point of being almost full. Perhaps someone should bring a new notebook for the register? I also saw for the first time the little game of Battleship that someone put in the register can. That is a super neat idea! Next time, I'll have to allot time at the summit for a game with my hiking partner!
All in all, this is a great hike for the adventurous folks out there. There's enough rock scrambling that if you're afraid of heights, you probably shouldn't do it. For example, my mom wasn't willing to do it last time in March, once we arrived at that first wall, she turned back. Plus being only an hour's drive from home makes it very convenient of a hike for winter time! |
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Second Water Canyon |
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Second Water Spring |
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| | | Dripping one quart per minute into a large, but relatively clear pool. | | | |
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