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| Canyoneering | 14.57 Miles |
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| | Canyoneering | 14.57 Miles | 5 Hrs 31 Mns | | 2.65 mph |
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| no partners | | Wanted something on the chill side (i.e. not runnable) this weekend, so I decided it would be fun to check out the lower part of Lime Creek from Horseshoe Lake. Got to the start around 11am, drove a little ways down the Jeep road, but found some tippy spots and decided to pull off and walk the last mile. I think the Wrangler could've made it all the way to Lime Creek, but the goal wasn't to test my driving skills, so...
Creek flow started right where the road hit the creek, and flowed the entire rest of the way. Didn't do a whole lot of research, but I was expecting stretches to have water, not the whole thing... Easy going at first, then it starts getting a little more boxed in, and from that point on it was fastest and most pleasant to generally just walk in the creek. No serious obstacles at all. There are (were?) trails that parallel the creek for some stretches, but it didn't seem worth it at all to worry about them.
The highlight was a nice narrow, slot-like section about 5 miles in. I think there is a trail that bypasses this stretch, but why would you skip the best part of the whole creek? I was worried there could be a swimmer, but it never got more than knee deep, and there were just a couple of light scrambles.
Once up past the narrows, everything was trampled by the cattle. Originally thought we might be able to make the cabin, but we were at 2 hrs 45 minutes when we got to where the trail drops in, so turned around there. This was a fun one. |
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Lime Creek |
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Medium flow |
| | | Solid flow from about a mile upstream from the lake, all the way to the Lime Creek Cabin trail. Would avoid drinking because of the cattle. | | _____________________
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