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| Hiking | 4.52 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 4.52 Miles | 5 Hrs 49 Mns | | 0.97 mph |
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| no partners | | Thanks to @ssk44 for posting the description of another great hidden gem. I thought this canyon might be worth checking out after all the recent rain and snow. It was amazing.
We ended up with an enthusiastic group of 10 (all of whom are accustomed to rugged terrain and Leave No Trace). The road in definitely requires a high clearance 4x4. We walked along the barb wire fence to the creek, which had light flow. It was an easy upstream trek, with the water level varying between light and a trickle. At about 0.8 mile, I checked my GPS to see how much further the falls were...and discovered that we were in the wrong canyon. 
We decided to climb straight up the side of the canyon and down the other side. The uphill wasn't too bad, fairly steep with loose rocks and a lot of vegetation, but we found a game trail to follow. I did get caught in a thicket of catclaw along the way. The route down into the next canyon was much longer, and just as steep, with very thick vegetation, but we found a game trail which led to a wash, and eventually made it down into the correct canyon, after getting torn up by more catclaw along the way.
The correct canyon was much better. The water flow was much stronger. There was a small waterfall or cascade every 30 yards at least. There were numerous stops for pictures and poses. Soon we reached the 4 taller waterfalls (>15 feet), culminating in the final waterfall, which was magnificent. The pictures don't come close to accurately depicting the power and beauty of the final waterfall. We hung out there for a while, and didn't have any strong desire to climb above the big one, so we eventually headed back. It was much easier heading back, as we stayed in the correct canyon the entire way.
Overall: fun group with great attitudes, excellent views, enjoyable scrambling, numerous waterfalls with the best one at the end. There were no other people nor vehicles. It would have been better if we had entered the correct canyon at the beginning, but it all worked out. |
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