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| | Hiking | 2.83 Miles | 1 Hour 24 Mns | | 2.02 mph |
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| no partners | | Lately I've been spread a bit thin with too many projects and not enough time, some being delayed by iffy weather. But after a morning visit to a metal-recycler with the remains of our old metal shed (disassembling it was one of yesterday's projects) and catching a moment of sunshine I felt I just had to get out in the fresh air for an hour or more.
With my planned time short I stopped at the Bush Highway Trailhead, the closest to home. I figured I'd do a quick wandering loop in the Hawes area with hopes of catching a glimpse of the javelina herd I saw last week and possibly even the lone deer I'd seen a few times in the last few months. I stayed off-trail to avoid the numerous hikers on the trails, although a number of whom were moving so slowly, ambling-walkers would likely be an accurate term.
I would encounter neither deer nor javelina but along my route to where I hoped for a wildlife encounter I spotted what appeared to be an abandoned squatter camp. Whether abandoned or not, I didn't plan to get close enough to find out and just took a quick zoom photo before continuing on.
Eventually I got far enough South it was time to work my way back so I headed over toward the deep canyon-like wash between Hawes Trail #52 and Ridgeline Trail. As I neared the wash I saw two mountain bikers looking down into the wash from above on Hawes Trail #52, seemingly taking photos or video of something... could it be the javelina herd?
When I reached the actual wash there was a reasonable amount of water flow in what during most of the year is a dry wash, so I figured the bikers (who had by now moved on) had been filming the flow. And since it been many years since I'd last encountered running water in the wash, I took photos and began filming to document the event.
As I continued along the wash I caught sight of the head of the water flow as it advanced down the at-that-point dry wash, realizing the water flow had likely begun barely 10-12 minutes earlier. Wishing to film from ahead of the water flow it meant I had to climb up the Eastern wall to avoid a couple pour-offs before dropping back down farther along the wash.
Once I got ahead of the flow I turned around and began filming the advancing flow. It was a bit of a challenge at a number of points because I was attempting to keep filming while walking backwards. A few times the rocky terrain made it a bit too dangerous to do so and I stopped filming in order to hike farther ahead of the flow. Eventually the flow slowed enough it would likely take another 20-30 minutes before it reached where Ridge Trail #59 crossed the wash (where I planned to leave the wash) and decided to stop filming and wrap up the hike.
In the end it was a very short hike, and while I didn't encounter any of the wildlife as I hoped, I accepted the hike as a serendipitous event... similar to our ruin encounter yesterday, I'll take those events whenever they arise.
Whether you wish to view the full 8-minute video or skip ahead, have at it:
Advancing running water in Hawes Wash |
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