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| partners | | I hadn't done a westside trip here since the glory days of the Pac-10 conference, more recently opting for the more remote east entrance. Jonny threw this one at me a while back and I promptly took the time off work 
I thought it might be a bit early for color, and it was. But it was also quite enjoyable. I'm spoiled when it comes to such things, and I don't pretend I'm not. It was by far the most pleasant December here that I've ever experienced. The low dropped only to 43, which is about 15 above what it should be. But it sure makes the morning splash a lot easier to tolerate.
The flow seemed higher than I remember, but it tallied 13cfs, still about 3cfs below the average for the date. None of the side canyons were flowing at their confluences, though there were some trickles or light flows farther up.
Horse has some really cool features a little farther up, and we made it up Booger to just below the spring. Both are great, but also a lot of work.
Being midweek we saw no other humans. Plenty of deer, a herd of bighorn, and some javelina. Mice attacked Patrick by eating through his tent to get to his food. Hanging is imperative here. Somewhat surprisingly, we didn't even see a single pile of bear scat, nevermind the beast that makes it. And no lions this time either! 
Newsflash: Winkleman has electricity, cellular coverage, and pizza! |
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Autumn Foliage Observation Moderate
It was at least a week early one the west end. Farther east it got closer to prime but still a bit early there too. |
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