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| Hiking | 13.15 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 13.15 Miles | 6 Hrs 27 Mns | | 2.27 mph |
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| partners | | S and I headed up north to continue hiking Highline. Last week, we hiked westward from the Washington Park TH, so we opted to head eastward this time. Again, no cars in the lot when we started a little before 8:30. We first headed north on the AZT to check out the old Piper Fish Hatchery area. Really, nothing left but a nice area filled with tons of Raspberry, Aspen, and flowers. After checking out the area, we headed back down and headed east on Highline. The trail is in great shape, but there are numerous reroutes that add a good amount of mileage. My guess the changes are to accommodate the mountain bikers as a ton of switchbacks have been added, but not positive. We stopped for a bit at Dude Creek, which had a good amount of water with thickets of Raspberries and more Aspen. We climbed up to a ridge just past Dry Dude Creek, we noticed the Manzanita were obliterated as the FS masticated the area of Manzi, leaving the Oak behind. Apparently, cutting down live Manzanita and leaving the shredded dead pieces behind is the FS's way of fire prevention. Stopped for a break there before the uneventful hike back.
Beautiful area overall with the constant transition from Oak, Juniper, Manzanita to Pine. Came across 2 doe and a young buck, a Kingsnake (I think), and zero people, which is perfect. We will definitely be back to continue our Highline journey. |
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