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| Hiking | 19.20 Miles |
1,645 AEG |
| | Hiking | 19.20 Miles | 7 Hrs 52 Mns | | 2.58 mph |
| 1,645 ft AEG | 25 Mns Break | | | |
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| partners | | This was the first key exchange hike I've ever done. Wally and I drove, and Jason and Brian were the passengers/company. Wally and Brian started from the Casa Blanca Canyon TH and headed south, Jason and I started from the Canelo Hills TH and headed north.
Jason and I had a good 8 miles of driving to go when I got the text from Wally letting us know they were starting to hike. Between that and their faster hiking pace, we met them on the trail when we got 8 miles in they were over 11 in. Brian was visibly in "go mode" and Wally actually seemed a little exasperated trying to keep up. Jason was ahead of me the whole time and he was already gone and past them. I met him a half hour later and we had lunch before finishing up.
Jason and I made pretty decent time for us, but we were no match for Wally and Brian who finished hiking at 1:30pm and had enough time to drop off the Xterra at the Casa Blanca Canyon TH where we finished. The key exchange saved everyone time and I was home by 7. Most of the drive home was in the daylight, which I hadn't expected. Wally was waiting in his garage for us when we got back to his place when I dropped off Jason and we swapped back the extra sets of keys.
Weather was very cool the entire time, which really helps on longer hikes like this. Jason and I saw 2 SB thru hikers and Wally said he and Brian saw a couple groups of NB thru hikers, who were either ahead or behind us because we never saw them. Meadow Vally had the nicest scenery at the start. Typical rolling hills from there on out, but still very peaceful and remote. Lots of roads we followed on this segment, making me think that one day I'll need to go back to rehike if they re-route as they say they will to convert everything to singletrack. |
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