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| Hiking | 8.14 Miles |
2,497 AEG |
| | Hiking | 8.14 Miles | 3 Hrs 59 Mns | | 2.33 mph |
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| no partners | | You know you’re an Arizonan when you are excited to spend a free day traversing over 8 miles round trip with 2500’ of accumulated gain just to see a creek with actual water in it.
For some reason every time I hike from Agua Caliente south it’s a windy day. It was coming through the canyons from the northeast, cold and stiff. Still an enjoyable climb with nice views of snowy Rincons and Mt Wrightson.
Cat Track Tank was very disappointing. Not only was it dry, there were no cats to pet or play with. I could not entice any to come out with a scrap of paracord, so next time I’ll bring a pouch of salmon treats and see if that helps.
At the saddle the wind was a bit stronger, and stronger still on the ridges descending into Agua Caliente canyon.
At the bottom the creek was flowing nicely and another group was at the crossing enjoying the day. I turned downstream and did the light scramble to see the big pool and waterfall. The wind was quite strong but I managed not to get blown off the edge, and had lunch in a somewhat sheltered spot with a nice view.
After lunch I headed back, with a brief thought of making the hill climb from the saddle. Not today; I’d had a late start and needed to run an errand in the afternoon.
On the final descent to the parking lot I was on the lee side, which was only pleasantly breezy and warm. Despite the wind and lack of cats, it was a pretty good day. |
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Wildflowers Observation Light
Daleas, some globe mallow, fairy dusters, and brittlebush |
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Lots of pools and light flow from recent rains. 
