DESTINATION Little Wolf Creek to Big Bug Mesa 1 Photoset
2008-10-18 | |
|
| | |
|
| Hiking | 8.10 Miles |
1,800 AEG |
| | Hiking | 8.10 Miles | 5 Hrs | | 1.62 mph |
| 1,800 ft AEG | | | | |
|
|
| |
| Linked |
|
none
[ show ]
| no linked trail guides |
| Partners |
|
none
[ show ]
| no partners | | This wasn't a bad hike. I went in mid October and the temperature was about 80 degrees F. A hotter day would have made the hike much harder.
Along the creek you'll come across the remains of an old stone cabin. Only the base of the walls and fireplace remain. It's interesting to think that someone had probably lived there once. Shortly after the cabin you could see two piles of dirt like you might see at the top of an old mine. The trail didn't go by them though and I didn't investigate, but I suspect that the cabin's occupant was trying his hand at mining.
The trial up to Big Bug Mesa gets pretty steep. Nothing that's particularly treacherous, but I'll admit that I had to stop and rest quite a few times before getting to the top.
When you come up the edge of the mesa (where the large cairn is), there's actually a bit more climbing to do, though it's not nearly as steep. The trail continues to the top of the mesa (which isn't quite flat on top) and seems to end at a dirt road. The road was on my top maps, but remains unnamed. I continued along this road for a bit, had lunch, and turned around. |
| _____________________
I think God must be a cowboy at heart,
He made wide open spaces from the start. |
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Route Editor
Route Scout
