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| no partners | | I wanted to test rain gear for a forthcoming two week long hike I'm doing back east this Spring. It's hard to do that here in AZ, so when the forecast came in I made plans for a weekend in the Supes. Started at Canyon Lake on Saturday. I really enjoy the Boulder Canyon hike to La Barge. It's steep, but the trail conditions are great and I encountered a lot of enthusiastic day-hikers along the way. I had not been intending to do the La Barge Box, but I've been dealing with a repetitive use injury lately and decided to go lighter on the miles.
It's been maybe 12 years since I last hiked the La Barge Box, and I regret it immensely. It's so pretty back there. While the area approaching the Cavalry trail connection is a bit overgrown, enough folks do the hike and have cut back the growth that it's manageable without too much hassle. I took Cavalry to Dutchman and then cameled up at Charlebois Spring, which is looking magnificent. Ended up camping a bit back on Dutchman in a nice flat site. I turned in early to await the rain, which started at 9:00 p.m. and continued intermittently all night. Finally!
The next morning I took Bull Pass to Boulder and then went up Battleship, which was a treat. Someone had camped in the saddle between La Barge and Cavalry and looked quite content. Unfortunately, lighting came in (and too close!) before I completed the ascent, so I beat a fast retreat off the ridge. Better luck next time. It rained on and off for the rest of my time on Boulder, though I got to the car in partial sun.
The upshot was that the rain gear did well, though I didn't do a great job of securing my pack liner. Lessons learned. A wonderful short trip and a much needed rain. Thank you, Weather Gods! |
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