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| Hiking | 5.86 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 5.86 Miles | 2 Hrs 54 Mns | | 2.28 mph |
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| no partners | | | The First Water Trailhead parking lot was full at 10am, with several vehicles driving in circles waiting for spots, but the nearby Hackberry Springs lot was almost empty. We parked at the Hackberry Springs lot and ended up walking along a well-traveled wash, until it intersected with the Hackberry Springs Trail, which we followed to the Second Water Trail, then looped back to the start. The creeks had mild-moderate flow. There were six creek crossings total, all of which were easily traversed on rocks. The northern part of the loop was pretty marshy, and one of us sunk pretty deep into the mud at one point. There were some nice views, including Garden Valley, the Ridgeline, and Weaver's Needle. There were a few patches of wildflowers. There were a lot of people out; we encountered at least 10 other groups. There wasn't much overall elevation gain. It started out chilly, but got warm (>70°) pretty quickly when the sun emerged from the clouds. We finished in time to make it to the White Sox - Dodgers Spring Training game. Overall it was nice, not particularly memorable. |
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