DESTINATION Triple Eye - Eagletail Mountains Wilderness 1 Photoset
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| Hiking | 4.88 Miles |
619 AEG |
| | Hiking | 4.88 Miles | 2 Hrs 15 Mns | | 2.74 mph |
| 619 ft AEG | 28 Mns Break | | | |
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| partners | | After car camping the night before in the Eagletails at Courthouse Rock we packed up and took a drive over to another part of the range near Triple Eye. The drive was actually part of the fun with some interesting roads that had been partially washed out but we made it.
Parking at the wilderness boundary we followed old road/trail towards Tripe Eye Catchment. It’s a really flat hike right up until it reaches the catchment area. The last ¾ of a mile or so the trail goes up the hillside and eventually a use trail to the first of several water catchments.
At the bottom is the game water enclosure with a small trough. Above the use trail continues up to 3 more water catchments. I went to the first two both of which had plenty of water. John continued up to the third, but I decided two was good enough. He said the last one was dry but all three had a constructed dam.
We took our lunch break at the second catchment and enjoyed the views. It’s worth the effort to climb the use trail just for the view alone. After the break headed back the way we hiked in. Definitely a nice area and would come back when my knee is back to strength for more exploring on the peaks above the catchment. |
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