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| Hiking | 4.30 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 4.30 Miles | 1 Hour 18 Mns | | 3.31 mph |
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| no partners | | Came from DC to National and up to the old Buena Vista CCC structure. Headed west into the wash this time to uncharted territory. There was an old trail along the wash. I could see from satellite I would be in for some scrambling. It was pretty manageable until 1 point I was fairly high up, the rock is quite slick, and it just didn't seem smart anymore so I turned around. I had seen that exact spot on satellite and assumed it would be the crux and turned out to be right. Coming back down it was nice to have sandy landing areas everywhere, one spot I just jumped down 6 or 7 feet. No sooner had I gotten back down from the worst of the scrambling when, in the middle of nowhere out there, I heard a guy coming down from the top. Greeted him and praised his cojones. He was busy managing the section I turned around on.
Reached some dramatic boulder clearings but unfortunately tons of graffiti. Found some from 1905 which is the oldest I've seen yet. It appears to be right over some snake petroglyphs. The most recent dated graffiti was 2016 which is unfortunate...
Found a couple nice petroglyphs. Need more time to explore the countless boulders up the wash. Found some pottery but the pieces were large, and glazed... So I don't think it's historic, any thoughts? |
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