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| Hiking | 3.60 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 3.60 Miles | 1 Hour 51 Mns | | 1.95 mph |
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| no partners | | Went on a 3 night camping trip to Woods Canyon Lake with my son-in-law (Lloyd) and grandson (Michael). I arrived early on Thursday, 5/4/23, and snagged a first-come-first serve (FF) campsite in the Crook CG. It was the only CG on Woods Canyon Lake Rd that was open. The other CGs, Aspen & Spillway, opened the next day for FF. Opening day was uncertain due to delays for cleaning up fallen trees and snow. The plan was to join my grand children's Home School group on Friday for their annual Nature Study outing at Woods Canyon Lake. Three other dads and their kids joined us at the campsite for 2 nights. It was not my usual experience of camping with HAZers but it was fun to see the kids having such a good time exploring the woods around our campsite and coming back with arm loads of wood for the campfire needed to keep warm. It was an unusually cold 3 days with icy cold winds during the day that could penetrate a fleece top and nights down to the low 30s.
Friday while the kids were having fun with the other home schoolers at the lake, Lloyd and I hiked the loop around Woods Canyon Lake. The three teens in the group, which included my oldest granddaughter, had done this loop in the morning with the goal of completing the 3.6 mile loop in 45 minutes - they finished in 59 minutes. Still a good time considering there were snow drifts to negotiate along part of the route. The best I good do was 1hr-51min. The trail was in good shape except for the snow drifts. There was the usual detour on the northeast side of the lake to avoid disturbing a nesting eagle. |
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