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| Hiking | 20.55 Miles |
4,335 AEG |
| | Hiking | 20.55 Miles | 9 Hrs 18 Mns | | 2.72 mph |
| 4,335 ft AEG | 1 Hour 45 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | My favorite kind of weather called for my favorite kind of hike. Mazzies, clouds near and far, and a few waterfalls. Road in was muddy but drier by end of day. Started with Barnhardt.
Medium flow in Barnhardt and the side drainage with the falls. No snow except well above the trail. Maintainance is good, but it's a little tight at times on the upper half. Wouldn't have mattered if the brush wasn't so wet. The trail itself was dry with only a little snow in the last mile.
Mazatzal Divide was dry as well. Decent runoff in the drainages leading up to Deadman. Recent maintainance between Chilson and Sandy Saddle. The twins had the lightest flow of the falls on the day and the lowest potential for increase with relatively low snow levels on the mountains above. Still enough for me what with the sound of falling water and the clouds climbing up the crest of the mountains. Trail was dry to Hopi spring, water trickling through Deadman Canyon and the Horse Camp Seep area.
The brush clearing on Rock Creek west of the saddle is the stuff of dreams. It's wide as Gold Ridge and on par with the other Rock Creek Trail highlights. Stayed dry the whole way up. East of the saddle could use some work higher up and lower down, but it's pretty easy to follow. Got re-soaked for the walk down Half Moon. Rock Creek and the falls were flowing well, and with all the snow on 7559 it'll be picking up nicely.
Half Moon was super clear this time around. The days of catclaw are still distant memories. Clouds topped the crest for the walk back. Didn't see anyone on the hike, no cars start or finish. |
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