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| Hiking | 14.41 Miles |
918 AEG |
| | Hiking | 14.41 Miles | 7 Hrs 22 Mns | | 2.03 mph |
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| no partners | | Nursing a nagging heal injury, so decided to choose an adventure that would keep me mostly off my feet.
I was on the lake by 7 am. Other than a couple of fisherman, the lake was deserted. Water was generally calm with only a slight intermittent breeze. I was paddling into it, but it was early and I felt good.
Such a beautiful lake and canyon. I stopped at the campground and wandered around the two sites. One was occupied.
Beyond that, it was new paddling territory for me. I marked various spots on my route and gave them whatever name came to mind.
At Crucifix Canyon, I paddled in, passing the rock face sentinel that looks like some Nazgûl from Lord of the Rings.
I wondered whether the lake was accessible from the cave, so I parked and headed up in reverse. There are several boulder challenges to solve (and a pretty cool slide-rock "arch"), but I made it to the base of the cave. I didn’t climb up, as I had other goals on the day (and the blistering was already pushing my rest-the-heal goal).
Back on the water, I continues up canyon to Sheep Bend. Crossing over to the other side, a highlight was paddling up the narrows of Blue Tank Canyon. At the water’s edge, I continued up the narrows to a 15-20 ft, boulder chocked drywall. There may be a way to climb up it, but I turned around.
Other highlights on the return were a longish kayak-able arm that led to some nice reflections, and a paddle-in cave.
I arrived back at my starting point just as the cloud cover rolled in with the forecasted rain.
Lovely day on the lake. |
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