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Burro Mesa Pour-Off Lower, TX
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| Hiking | 1.23 Miles |
81 AEG |
| | Hiking | 1.23 Miles | 46 Mns | | 1.60 mph |
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| partners | | Even though we had been up all night driving from Tucson to Big bend we still had a little energy after our first hike of the day at Oak Spring to do a short 1.2 mile hike to lower Burro Mesa Pour-Off. I want to do the upper portion tomorrow and thought we would see what the lower portion had to offer. The trail is easy walking with about half in a wash that probably is the hardest part. There was no one else at the trail head parking so we had the trail to ourselves.
This was supposed to be just a short hike to fill up some time before heading to Terlingua where we will stay the night but it turned out to be one of those unexpected treasures. The falls are impressive even though it was dry. This is literally a vertical drop of I’m guessing 150 to 200 feet. This short little hike got me really excited about hiking the top portion tomorrow. It would really be impressive to be here when there was a flash flood to see the water suddenly pour over the top. It would be worth setting up a game camera to observe the event. I think this falls is more impressive than the one at Oak Spring. Even if you are not in the park for hiking I would recommend you don't miss this, after all a 1.2 mile walk is not really hiking.
The hike into the falls is also impressive. The rock walls on the north side of the canyon are layers of volcanic tuff and basalt. The desert Willows were also blooming along the creek. We are ready to head back to Terlingua and get some sleep after being up for almost 40 hours. I was fine as long as I was moving but they had road construction on the road just before the park entrance and while waiting for the pilot car I kept nodding off. We got back had pizza and headed to bed.
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average hiking speed 1.6 mph
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