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| Hiking | 8.90 Miles |
1,800 AEG |
| | Hiking | 8.90 Miles | 6 Hrs 13 Mns | | 1.75 mph |
| 1,800 ft AEG | 1 Hour 8 Mns Break | | | |
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| partners | | I got a call from my daughter and she wanted to go on a hike, we decided a hike to Lemmon Creek would be good. The weather would be nice up there. Turned out all my kids (not kids anymore) and my grandson went on the hike with Ginny and I. Got started at the Marshal Gulch trail head about 0900. Good amount of people at the trail head (as expected for a Saturday) and had to park about 100 yards from the trail head. Fairly few hikers after Marshall Saddle which is about 1.5 miles in. Light flow in Lemmon Creek maybe a gallon per minute. Pools at Lemmon creek were full and not stagnant. We took our lunch at what we call flying saucer rock (large rock sticking up just south of the trail before the trail crosses the creek for the last time). This was our usual camp site from as far back as 1960 when my father took us up there. A lot has changed over the years in the wilderness of rocks area but still a magnificent area. The trail is in good condition but if you are not familiar with it there were a couple of creek crossing that may have you stumped for a while. If you get to one of these crossings and you don’t seem to be on a well traveled trail go back and find where it crosses the creek, The fire from a few years back has made some of these crossing a bit obscured.
I was a bit concerned about doing this hike just 12 weeks after my surgery, wasn't sure how I would handle the AEG and rocky trail, but I did fine and felt good. The valve surgery hasn't caused any issues but the other parts of the body seem to be rebelling (Legs, back and stomach). Those parts are just going to have to get with the program. Looks like I might be up to some more challenging trails as soon as the weather cools off. |
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