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| Hiking | 14.55 Miles |
3,365 AEG |
| | Hiking | 14.55 Miles | 10 Hrs 59 Mns | | 1.52 mph |
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| partners | | The one and only time I hiked the Reavis Falls hike was in 1987. I was barely 24 and all that I can remember (clearly) about this hike was it was very scenic, the waterfall was awesome, and I recall pumpkin-dragging up that hill to the final saddle. Not enough food and water (and 5-6 too many beers).
Fast forward to 2023. With all the recent rains/snow in this area, we thought it would be a good time to hit this one again. Jason, Scott and my son Johnny and I departed AJ about 5am.
We arrived just about sunrise to the Reavis Ranch Trailhead. There were a few other vehicles there already. We headed up the steady climb to the saddle that would take us down to the creek. We made great time on the smooth, easy-rising Reavis Ranch Trail. Once we turned up towards to the saddle, the trail became another matter.
Lots of grass, signs of fire damages and tons of catclaw awaited. We started down and stopped at the ruins/walls above Lime Mountain. I don’t recall these last time and I am sure we just hiked right past them. This time we stopped and looked around.
The hike down is at time easy to follow and other times the trail just vanishes in the grass. Not many cairns to guide us, so we were all looking at our Route Scouts and map apps along the way.
We made it to the first creek near Cedar Basin and it was running. We crossed and started back up the little saddle that would take us to Reavis Creek.
We could hear the creek running hard as we started our final descent to the little canyon. The water was really going. It was one little waterfall after another. Our hiking speed slowed down for sure. The boulder hopping/route finding was all part of the fun. Once we got our first glimpse of the falls, it was clear it was flowing nicely.
We made it to the base of the falls and took a lunch break and snap many photos. It was kinda cold at the end of the canyon. The falls were throwing off a lot of spray and there was no direct sunlight.
After soaking in the views, we started the boulder hopping back down. I was dreading the climb out as I knew I would be going turtle speed. It took a while, but we finally made it up and over the saddle and the Reavis Ranch Superhighway lay below.
We made it back to the trailhead just as the twilight ended. A long day out in the Supes. A rough and challenging hike, but to see the creek going so well and falls flowing so strong was worth the aches, pains, cactus needles and cat-claw maulings. |
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