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| no partners | | | Took Monday off so I drove out Sunday night to the Deer Creek TH in the Galiuro Wilderness to car camp and hike. I've hiked in the Galiuro's before (Ash Creek) but wanted to try the northern portion of the wilderness this time. Got to the TH at about 8:30, it was pitch black and I parked under a huge tree next to the only firepit I saw. There was a truck there with a horse trailer but no one in it. The knats and mosquitoes were horrible but were not around in the am with the cooler temps. Did not sleep that much, got woken up in the middle of the night as a rain shower came through which was surprising as there was not a cloud in the sky when I left, then a couple hours got woken up again by a pack of coyotes howling and screaming close to me. Got up at 5am with the sun not up yet, I started off. This area of the Galiuro's is covered in knee high grass, which did not make me feel that comfortable with the snakes out and the rocks the area was covered with. Followed a very faint trail across the first ridge then down into the first creek crossing which was dry. From there it was all up, up and up with the grass continuing. Bushwhacked over to Double Trough Spring then continued up to Mud Spring which was my stopping point. Relaxed in the shade at the spring and headed back down. Three cowboys on horseback arrived back at the TH right before me (that was the truck that was there). At some point I want to hike to Power's Garden, but it's definitely a backpack due to the distance and drive. No wildlife sightings and no cows at all on the trail or at Mud Spring. |
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