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| no partners | | I bought one of those Outback Wilderness' on Thursday and it was too shiny for my taste and needed some dirt. I was limited on time so decided that I'd do a quick overnight trip to the Hackberry Spring area, as I'd sort of been avoiding that and at this point was the only official trail left in the supes I hadn't hiked. In my head, for some reason, I thought it'd be pretty meh but I was mostly wrong.
First water Trailhead road condition: I've never seen it bad but it's particularly good right now; seems like it's been maintained pretty recently. No pot holes or ruts to speak of and mostly smooth.
I did this counter-clockwise and it's mostly dull until you turn off of second water, but it's nice, open, and easy, so it's still pleasant. I did end up losing the trail when it skirts north around the mesa there and following a lesser used trail that seems popular with horses that, instead, cut up and down over the mesa. This was actually pretty pleasant because of the views but was a little sketchy on a couple spots coming down that are a little steep with loose rock. I particularly enjoyed the canyon closing in just south of the spring; very pretty, very scenic and first water creek is currently still running a bit but not enough that you have to get your feet wet. I got to the spring area and was, again, impressed; there are still some nice sized trees there despite the fire and even patches of green grass. I was particularly happy to see the trees as I had brought my hammock.
Settled in for the night, had a peak refuel Dal meal which was delicious, watched the new matrix movie on my phone, and called it a night. The way out this morning was quick and easy, albeit windy for the first half. All in all, very pleasant hike. |
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First Water Creek at Second Water Trail #236 |
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| | | There are some large pools on the north side of the trail. The farther north you go on the creek, the bigger the pools are and there is even some okay flow. Historical reference: we had some good rain a bit over a week ago |
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Hackberry Spring |
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| | | Tons of water, at least waist deep. It did rain a bit over a week ago | | | |
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