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| partners | | With all of the wonderful rain lately, I wanted to head out and catch some running water. It's "been there/done that" for most of the nearby waterfalls. Massacre Falls was already a circus and now the "Canyon of the Waterfalls" has made it to AllTrail (therefore the masses). My calf was injured a couple of weeks earlier, but I seemed to remember Chuparosa Canyon was not too crazy and close by. The other choice was Carney Springs Falls, but that has been "discovered" already as well.
Jason wanted to come as he has never been to this canyon. The parking lot was almost full when we arrived. It was the usual gathering of snowbirds, doggies, munchins and assorted other hikers all moving towards Hierogylphic Canyon. When we turned off on the Lost Goldmine, we saw a couple hikers ahead, but once we turn up towards Chuparosa, we encountered no other humans.
Funny how your mind forgets the rough bits of a hike and only retains the nice parts (usually, but not always). In this instance, the hike into Chuparosa Canyon was way steeper than I recalled. Even though one of my triplogs even said it was steeper than I expected. I guess I will remember next time (maybe).
There was no water in the little washes on the way up, but as we neared the mouth of the canyon, we could hear a creek running. Once we split off from the rock climbers route and climbed up one little steep part, we could see the first set of little falls. The weather was foggy, misty and raining on and off. We could not see the mountain and Wedding Cake/Turks Head was covered in lower clouds as well.
This area is really interesting. It was nice to see running water in here. No Niagara Falls, but a set of nice pour-overs made for some really beautiful shots. The mist was in and out, covering us with light sprinkles for most of the time there. As soon as we started back out, it looks like the skies parted briefly, I guess we should had stayed a little longer!
When we got back to the trailhead it was a total zoo. The parking lot was full, with cars circling like sharks, looking for an open spot. I guess the tow trucks have been out lately to keep the masses off Cloudview.
It was a nice visit to a cool canyon. Thanks for coming along Jason! |
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