DESTINATION Government Springs Trail 1 Photoset
2025-08-16 | |
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| Hiking | 4.64 Miles |
458 AEG |
| | Hiking | 4.64 Miles | 3 Hrs 10 Mns | | 1.83 mph |
| 458 ft AEG | 38 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | The lovely Mrs Dilling and I set off for a weekend in the White Mountains. We booked a room at the Edelweiss Resort in Greer and planned a couple of short hikes - this one for Saturday and the Thompson Trail on Sunday.
We arrived to darks skies and light rain. Lynne wisely decided to stay in the truck and watch her downloaded movies while I, ever the one for safety, opted to go hiking up the creek.
I never knew this trail existed until last year. I was prepared for an easy meander along the West Fork Little Colorado River with some nice scenery. I got that, mostly. Except for the muddy trail, thick over-grown sections and rocky bypasses.
The trail more or less follows the creek on the north bank. If I were to follow it all the way, it would have ended at the West Baldy Trailhead. It took me forever to get to the fish dams because I kept going back to the creek to take pictures. The rain was intermittent, but very light.
I made it to the first little dam (not much to write home about) and finally to the 2nd fish dam. This one was really nice. The elevation rises more as you approach, so the creek has many little natural falls. Lot so tree fall in this area as well. I got out my Nikon and tripod and took some long exposure shots and as soon as I finished, the skies opened up. It really started pouring. Luckily, no thunderbolts and lightning, just a hard steady rain. Wrapped everything up and put on the trusty rain poncho and decided to head back to the trailhead rather than push on.
Despite the muddy conditions, I really liked this trail. Packed full of beautiful scenery along a magical stream. I saw 2 other hikers coming back down when I was almost to the 2nd dam. They looked as muddy and soaked as I was.
I got back to the truck and got a "look" from the wife. I guess I looked like someone who just finished a mud-bog race. She would have hated this hike even if it was dry as it had lots of little ups and downs. Still, it was an easy hike and I will definitely be back to hit this one again. All the way to the end next time. |
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