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| no partners | | This was a very enjoyable solo trip to La Barge Spring. I took the Bluff Spring Trail from Peralta TH and had a very nice short hike to slow down and enjoy spring blooming all throughout the Supes. Saw many interesting flowers and unbelievably a Gila monster. He was sunning himself right off the trail near Bluff Spring. Thankfully I got some good shots before he managed to scurry off into the brush.
I got to La Barge Spring and all the nearby camp sites were taken. I ended up going to the site I wanted and there was only a small one person tent there but nobody milling about. I figured I would just set up my hammock real quick and have a nap until the person woke up so I could ask if they minded sharing the campsite. After about 2 hours I got up from a nap and treated some water in the nicely flowing creek. Soon after 2 hikers coming from Peter's Mesa come by. It turns out these are the campers who had claimed this spot as their base camp. I asked if they minded me bunking up there and they were happy to share it.
After some conversation over dinner and a fire we all turned in quite soon after sunset. As always, I slept like a baby in my hammock even though it got down to 37*. Next morning I got out of camp super early so that I could jump across the 60 and relax for a few hours at the Reni fair. That Gila monster sure made the whole trip for me though. |
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