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| Hiking | 1.70 Miles |
228 AEG |
| | Hiking | 1.70 Miles | 55 Mns | | 2.00 mph |
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| no partners | | Day Two of hiking: Tina had stuff to do after breakfast, so Deborah and I headed for Grasshopper Point to do a hike Ambika and I tried to do in 2021 but the TH was closed. It was very blustery when we got out of the car; I even had to put my down jacket on. This is a well maintained TH where people park and can picnic and enjoy the creek below. It's a pretty nice area. We headed north and took the little trail detours toward the Creek; one that included the creek crossing over to our side. However, the creek was running on the far side so after that, we could only hear it for the rest of the hike.
We continued north and hiked along some cliff walls. They did some nice trail construction as there were stone steps involved a few different times. We hiked through the now leafless trees with some giant sycamores showing off their stature and beautiful bark. There were also some giant ponderosas too. A couple areas had some extensive vineage; some sort of berry. It was pretty thick. We got to the junction with the Casner Canyon Trail where we turned around. Interestingly enough, this is the only place we saw a hiker and he continued on to the east.
The temperatures seemed to warm up a tad and we had a little protection from the wind but it was still gusty. On the way back we spotted some sort of mechanical part. It looked very interesting. Once we got back to the TH area we walked down to the creek. There are some nice wide open spaces here to walk around and check out the creek. I spotted a big burl on a sycamore tree; it was beautiful (see [ photo ] ). I did notice there is a trail that takes you up to Midgley Bridge and in fact, the Allen's Bend Trail seems to go a little further south. We had an errand to run so we didn't have time to investigate further. Allen's Bend Trail goes all the way to the Huckaby TH along the creek. I think we've had some HAZers that have done this.
I did take a lot of movies for this video: [ youtube video ] |
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For me, sometimes it's just as much about the journey as the destination.
Oh, and once in awhile, don't forget to look back at the trail you've traveled. |
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