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| Hiking | 7.20 Miles |
1,303 AEG |
| | Hiking | 7.20 Miles | 3 Hrs 57 Mns | | 2.16 mph |
| 1,303 ft AEG | 37 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | We decided to do this loop counterclockwise, mainly to avoid the crowd of boyscouts that started clockwise at the same time we did. We scored the last spot in the parking lot, but there is also ample parking along the road. There is a pit toilet at the Trailhead.
We started off to the east. The trail goes parallel to the road before heading north into Gower gulch. The views start in the canyon and beyond of the multicolored ridges. We saw some people. This is a very popular hike, but it wasn't over run. We headed through the canyon. And bypassed the direct connector to golden canyon and instead went to zabriskie Point. It is pretty much flat until heading up to zabriskie point which has amazing views. Not a place of solitude since you can park your car in the lot and walk a short distance to the overlook.
After a quick lunch, we departed zabriskie and headed through golden canyon. This is a very pretty area, initially on the ridge. Sadly for us, the "wind event" started resulting in powerful gale force winds. Hiking wasn't super fun as we were getting blown around. And the sand was pelting us, too. Alas, you cannot pick the weather and we headed on. First towards Manly Beacon (what a name!,  it's the guy's name, but I still think it is hilarious), and then at the base of it and past. After that we headed to the red cathedral. It was very beautiful up there with great views, but the wind made it not fun. We enjoyed the area for a short time and then headed back towards to the Trailhead. The closer we came to the Trailhead, the more people we encountered.
This was an enjoyable hike! |
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