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| no partners | | Cooler temps over the weekend inspired me to venture deep into the Goldfields before the summer oven sets in for the season. Black Glass Canyon is one of my favorite places in this area. I invited some friends and their kids to come along for this adventure. We cheated a bit and drove most of the way via FS12 from the Willow Springs TH and parked along the wash. That's an adventure on it's own.
We set out up the wash and then up the canyon. It's very dry out there and found only one little puddle left in the drainage area at the start. The dry falls and erosion at the start of the canyon is always an amazing place to visit. The path is very clear when you are hiking up a canyon, yet I did come across a couple of red arrows spray-painted by an idiot along the way. You have unassailable cliffs to the left and the right, so why do you need to deface this wonderful place with a red arrow directing the path so clear that even blind person could see? Whoever you are, please stop. Whatever your motivations are, good or not, you are a vandal and an a**hole.
The hike up to the Triple Arch is getting more and more defined. My first visit up here years ago was an actual bushwhack, not any longer. It's always a treat to see this one for sure.
I had planned a longer hike up the canyon and over the little saddle near Razorback, but once we made it to the arch my friends kids indicated they've had enough for the day, so we had a little snack and headed back down to the wash.
Not many critters to report and we saw only 2 other humans all day, a couple of hikers near the TH.
See you in the Fall/Winter, Black Glass Canyon. |
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