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| Hiking | 9.50 Miles |
2,065 AEG |
| | Hiking | 9.50 Miles | 5 Hrs 37 Mns | | 1.71 mph |
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| no partners | | With autumnal colors passing quickly, I figured I had to get while the getting was good - so headed up to the See Canyon trailhead to get a dose of leaf peeping in during the week, in hopes of the trails being less populated.
After a series of tech problems delaying my departure, I was finally able to get on my way and arrived at the trailhead to find two other vehicles there and temperatures in the low 40s. I made my way up the trail, opting to head up the See Spring Trail when I arrived at the junction. Lots of color in the trees, and loads of leaves on the ground. It was nice to sit for a bit, listening to both the babble of the water and the wind in the trees while watching leaves fall. After enjoying the area for a while, I turned back to continue on the main trail. The See Canyon trail also has plenty of color - I continued up canyon until I hit a combination of apparently no more color to be seen, the smell of smoke from campfires on the rim, and my eyes stinging - presumably from the smoke.
I made my way back down the trail, stepping carefully - with the grade and all the fallen leaves on the trail, there were times I felt a little unsteady on the descent. As I got further down the trail, I started passing a somewhat steady stream of people heading in. When I got back to the junction with the Highline, I did a time check, and figured I'd head out towards the Drew trail to see if I could hit the section of maples that I recall passing through when I hiked the Drew-See loop earlier in the year.
It seems everyone was out to head up See Canyon, since I didn't pass anyone at all on the highline. It looked like someone might be out with a fat tire bike, as I didn't see any footprints on top of the tire tracks. Unfortunately, I had a hard turn-around time since I needed to be back in the valley for a prior commitment - and I didn't manage to make it to the section of maples that I had remembered. Regardless, it was nice to be able to wrap my hike up with some solitude.
When I got back to my car, there were fifteen others in the lot with another car pulling in as I was cleaning up and getting ready to head out. Definitely a popular area with the fall colors doing their thing... |
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Autumn Foliage Observation Substantial
Plenty of leaves still on the trees, though they looked to be falling fast. |
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Wildflowers Observation Isolated
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Happier when hiking....I may not move fast (and I'm often distracted by wildflowers), but I'll get there eventually  |
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