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| no partners | | I gave up on driving the road in with a high clearance RWD vehicle - saw quite a few UTVs and their tracks on it. I drove down to the first FR junction near the worn "not maintained past this point" sign, parked and noped out with a 5 point turn out. There's only one solid parking spot by the gate, but aside from the junction there's a flat area alongside a corral & tank setup by azdeer.org I guess. The road had enough wash outs, 6-8" height differences between sides, and sharp (if smallish) drops that'd it'd be more of a 4WD road than high clearance, unless you're in a really tricked out 2WD/AWD ride I guess.
Burn scar is burnt, but made for interesting terrain. I've been near two tiny lightning fires in the alpine, and passed through old burn scars, but this was new. It rained around a quarter inch the night before, so dust was tamped down - though wet ash on slopes is _slick_. Navigating past the roads in the creekbed might be a bit easier than before, but I can only imagine what it was like earlier. After a while the burn impact gets a bit more sporadic, and peters out as the canyon tightens.
We had enough water to enjoy the cascades, but there wasn't enough to make navigation an issue. Interesting short bypasses that required some scouting/reroutes and a bit more bushwhacking than I would have wanted (though thankfully few thorned plants).
Had a grey sky coming in that had me worried despite the forecast, but it cleared up in the creek bed so we went in and enjoyed the hike. Didn't due the upper grotto due to time / partner's lack of interest in steep loose slopes. It was fun to see a little more water, though due to temps we kept our socks dry (boots got wet, but not consquential). |
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