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| no partners | | Yet another backpack in Mineral Creek. We started off at the Alma Grill; I had an omelet and apple pie.
This trip the creek was low, perhaps lower than I'd seen it, and it was possible to manage all the crossings without getting wet feet. A few crossings required a bit of acrobatic effort to accomplish this, but it wasn't bad. I had brought camp shoes but didn't really need them since my feet never got very wet.
The fall colors in the canyon were pretty great. Lots of yellows and oranges, with a few splashes of red here and there. Not a lot of maples, but there were some. No apples left on the apple tree.
We camped at our usual spot by the mine.
Friday was actually warm, and though it was a windy day the canyon was perpendicular to the wind so we didn't sense much. Saturday was chilly, and the camping area shady all day, so we did a short day hike to the cave waterfall, then calisthenics and laps between the creek crossings on either side of camp, then gathered epic quantities of firewood just to keep warm. Whoever comes after us will have no shortage of fuel. I would have been down for a longer day hike, but one of our companions was not a dedicated hiker and we decided to stick together. Sunday was downright cold, so we hiked out in the morning at a good clip. There had been rain in the forecast for Sunday, but we got out before the clouds had built up.
We saw one day hiker and his dog Sunday on the hike out, otherwise we had the canyon to ourselves. Other than a little overgrowth, the trail was in great shape and easy to follow. |
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Autumn Foliage Observation Substantial
Lots of yellows and oranges. Definitely a little past its prime but it's pretty sweet nonetheless. |
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